on account of

on account of

CEFR: A1-A2 /on ac-count of/ [no ipa available]

You use "on account of" to introduce the reason or explanation for something. "Because of" and "on account of' are synonymous in cases where reasons involve thoughts or records. Here is an example sentence:

Example Sentences:
We canceled the beach picnic on account of the bad weather forecast.

Let's look at the following two sentences:

Example Sentences:
The water boiled because of the heat. (Better!)
The water boiled on account of the heat.

Both uses are valid, but in this example, because of is slightly better than on account of because it does not imply thought on the part of the water.