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accounting
has definitions from the fields of accounting,writing
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[ noun ] (accounting) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Synonyms Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Have the insurance_company or your own accounting department break_down the cost of your insurance package periodically . Related terms occupation bookkeeping cost_accounting inventory_accounting carry_over account |
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[ noun ] (accounting) a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
Examples "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Only across a distance of time could the epic accounting begin . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Accounting procedures which continue to charge a disproportionate overhead and warehouse expense to the main store make the branches seem more profitable than they are . |
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[ noun ] (accounting) a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
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[ noun ] (accounting,writing) a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Synonyms Examples "they send me an accounting every month" |
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