Accounting Definition & Meaning
accounting
- noun
- a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
- a system that provides quantitative information about finances
- the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
- a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
"Accounting" in song lyrics
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"Count more cash than accounting"
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"accountancy vs accounting"
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"accretion accounting"
AOL — AOL
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- What does accounting mean?
- a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" a system that provides quantitative information about finances the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
- What part of speech is accounting?
- Accounting is a noun.
- How many definitions does accounting have?
- Accounting has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).