accounting

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
    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

Word Origin

accounting (n.)
"reckoning of numbers," late 14c., verbal noun from account (v.). Phrase no accounting for tastes (1823) translates Latin de gustibus non est disputandum.

Example

1. Could accounting shenanigans prove a godsend for private equity ?
2. I enjoyed accounting but finance was entirely more exciting .
3. It has a record of dodgy accounting .
4. The company reports earnings under japanese accounting standards .
5. A new accounting system would certainly help china .

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