In plain English
This is the identifying number for a customer's billing account. It distinguishes that account from other accounts with the same business or service provider.
In context
Here, "account number" labels the number that identifies the customer's billing account with the business or service provider.
- Situation
- Understanding invoices, billing statements, balances, due dates, credits, and receipts
- What it communicates
- labels the identifier for the customer's billing account
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say anything about the account's balance, due date, or current status.
Examples
“The tenant had two water accounts with the same supplier, so each flat was billed under a different account number.”
“When the customer called about the charge, the agent asked for the account number.”