Accounting
11accounting — An act or a system of making up or settling accounts, consisting of a statement of account with debits and credits arising from relationship of parties. State ex rel. King v. Harvey, Miss., 214 So.2d 817, 819. Rendition of an account, either… …
12accounting — A broad term that encompasses the preparation, analysis, and audit of financial information. The many specialisms of accounting include auditing, *consulting, *cost accounting, *financial accounting, *management accounting, *public accounting,… …
13accounting — n. 1) to give, render an accounting 2) a strict accounting 3) cost accounting * * * [ə kaʊntɪŋ] render an accounting a strict accounting cost accounting to give accounting …
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15accounting — /ə kaυntɪŋ/ noun the work of recording money paid, received, borrowed or owed ● accounting methods or accounting procedures ● accounting system ● accounting machine ▪▪▪ ‘…applicants will be professionally qualified and have a degree in Commerce… …
16accounting — /ə kaυntɪŋ/ noun the work of recording money paid, received, borrowed or owed ● accounting methods ● accounting procedures ● an accounting machine ● The auditors have introduced a new accounting system. ▪▪▪ ‘…applicants will be professionally… …
17accounting — The process of identifying, measuring, recording, and communicating economic transactions. Measurement is normally made in monetary terms and the accountant will prepare records in the form of financial statements, such as a profit and loss… …
18accounting — noun Date: circa 1716 1. the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results; also the principles and procedures of accounting 2. a. work done in accounting or by… …
19accounting — [[t]əka͟ʊntɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Accounting is the activity of keeping detailed records of the amounts of money a business or person receives and spends. → See also account ...allegations of theft, forgery and false accounting. ...the accounting firm …
20Accounting — Account Ac*count , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [ a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… …
