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double-entry

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: de partida doble — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Danish: dobbelt bogholderi — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Dutch: dubbele boekhouding — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Dutch: dubbel boekhouden — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Finnish: kahdenkertainen — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • French: en partie double — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • German: doppelt — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Greek: διπλογραφία (diplografía) — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Polish: księgowość podwójna — describing a method of bookkeeping
  • Romanian: în partidă dublă — describing a method of bookkeeping