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The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
He was required to give a thorough accounting of his time.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: law
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present participle and gerund of account
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:accounting.
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Antonyms: none provided
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: accountancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Narrower terms: cost accounting, bookkeeping, clerking, inventory accounting
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: system, system of rules
Narrower terms: balance of payments, balance of international payments, current account
a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explanation, account
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they send me an accounting every month
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Synonyms: account, account statement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement, financial statement
Narrower terms: capital account, profit and loss, profit and loss account, suspense account, expense account, travel and entertainment account
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accounting system, method of accounting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: register
Narrower terms: control account, entry, accounting entry, ledger entry, credit side, debit side, accrual basis, cash basis, pooling of interest, audited account, audit, review, limited review
* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing
Across languages
Translations 57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
rekeningkunde
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Arabic :
مُحَاسِبَة
(muḥāsiba)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Armenian :
հաշվապահություն
(hašvapahutʻyun)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Armenian :
տոմարակալություն
(tomarakalutʻyun)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Belarusian :
бухгалтэ́рыя
(buxhaltéryja)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Burmese :
စာရင်းကိုင်ပညာ
(carang:kuingpa.nya)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Chinese Mandarin :
會計 /会计
(kuàijì)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Chinese Mandarin :
會計學 /会计学
(kuàijìxué)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Czech :
účetnictví
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Danish :
bogføring
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Danish :
bogholderi
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Danish :
regnskab
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Dutch :
boekhouding
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Esperanto :
librotenado
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Estonian :
raamatupidamine
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Finnish :
kirjanpito
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Finnish :
laskentatoimi
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
French :
comptabilité
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
German :
Buchhaltung
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Greek :
λογιστική
(logistikí)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Hindi :
लेखाकरण
(lekhākaraṇ)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Hungarian :
könyvelés
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Hungarian :
számvitel
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Indonesian :
akunting
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Italian :
contabilità
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Italian :
bilancio
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Japanese :
会計
(kaikei)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Japanese :
経理
(keiri)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Japanese :
会計学
(kaikeigaku)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Khmer :
គណនេយ្យ
(kŭənnaʼnɨy)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Korean :
회계
(hoegye)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Lao :
ການບັນຊີ
(kān ban sī)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Latvian :
grāmatvedība
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Lithuanian :
apskaita
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Macedonian :
сметководство
(smetkovodstvo)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Malay :
perakaunan
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Persian :
حسابداری
(hesâbdâri)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Polish :
rachunkowość
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Polish :
księgowość
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Portuguese :
contabilidade
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Romanian :
contabilitate
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Russian :
бухгалте́рия
(buxgaltérija)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Russian :
счетово́дство
(sčetovódstvo)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Serbo-Croatian :
рачуноводство
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Serbo-Croatian :
računovodstvo
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Slovak :
účtovníctvo
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Slovene :
računovodstvo
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Spanish :
contabilidad
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Swedish :
bokföring
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Swedish :
räkenskap
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Tagalog :
dalubtuusan
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Tagalog :
palatuusan
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Tagalog :
tuusan
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Tamil :
கணக்கு வழக்கு
(kaṇakku vaḻakku)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Thai :
การบัญชี
(gaan-ban-chii)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Ukrainian :
бухгалте́рія
(buxhaltérija)
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
Vietnamese :
kế toán
— development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
