'accounting' definitions:
Definition of 'accounting'
(from WordNet)
noun
A convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
noun
A system that provides quantitative information about finances
noun
The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business [syn: accountancy, accounting]
noun
A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts [syn: accounting, accounting system, method of accounting]
noun
A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month" [syn: account, accounting, account statement]
Synonyms of 'accounting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- account rendered,
- accountancy,
- acta,
- analysis,
- annual,
- audit,
- auditing,
- automatic electronic navigation,
- bookkeeping,
- braking,
- brief,
- bulletin,
- census,
- census report,
- computation,
- coordination,
- cost accounting,
- cost system,
- cost-accounting system,
- counting,
- dactylonomy,
- double-entry bookkeeping,
- election returns,
- enumeration,
- fact distribution,
- foliation,
- forecasts,
- inspection,
- inventorying,
- manipulation,
- measurement,
- minutes,
- monetary arithmetic,
- nonlinear calibrations,
- numbering,
- numeration,
- output measurement,
- pagination,
- proceedings,
- processing,
- quantification,
- quantization,
- record keeping,
- report,
- returns,
- single-entry bookkeeping,
- statement,
- steering,
- supersonic flow detection,
- tally,
- tallying,
- telling,
- the record,
- transactions,
- yearbook
Words containing 'accounting'
- account,
- account for,
- accountability,
- accountable,
- accountancy,
- accountant,
- no account,
- on account of,
- Account current,
- Book account,
- Cash account,
- Flemish accounts,
- Money of account,
- Stock account,
- Suspense account,
- To call to account,
- To make account,
- To make account of,
- To strike an account,
- To turn to account,
- Writ of account,
- account book,
- account executive,
- account payable,
- account representative,
- account statement,
- accounting data,
- accounting entry,
- accounting firm,
- accounting principle,
- accounting standard,
- accounting system,
- accounts payable,
- accounts receivable,
- allowance account,
- audited account,
- bank account,
- book of account,
- brokerage account,
- capital account,
- charge account,
- chartered accountant,
- checking account,
- chequing account,
- control account,
- cost accountant,
- cost accounting,
- credit account,
- current account,
- custodial account,
- deposit account,
- dormant account,
- expense account,
- giro account,
- inventory accounting,
- margin account,
- method of accounting,
- no-account,
- open account,
- pension account,
- reserve account,
- retirement account,
- savings account,
- short account,
- take account,
- take into account,
- theoretical account,
- trust account,
- trustee account,
- valuation account,
- written account,
- certified public accountant,
- charge account credit,
- government accounting office,
- individual retirement account,
- passbook savings account,
- profit and loss account,
- retirement savings account,
- revolving charge account,
- savings account trust,
- time deposit account,
- travel and entertainment account,
- generally accepted accounting principles,
- united states government accounting office