1. on account of - Preposition
2. on account of - Conjunction
On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figuratively) for the sake of.
(idiomatic) Because of, due to, owing to.
on account of
(colloquial) On account of the fact that: because, since.
In the measure that love for the flesh prevails in you, you can never become brave and dauntless, on account of the host of adversaries that constantly surround the object of your love. Isaac the Syrian
There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. E. B. White
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes. Jawaharlal Nehru
The devil's wiser more on account of his age than on account of being the devil. Ecuadoran Proverb
He who makes a fool of himself on account of a woman is well nigh ruined. Maltese Proverb
It is well to fly low on account of the branches. French Proverb