- accounting
- accounting (n.) "reckoning of numbers," late 14c., from prp. of ACCOUNT (Cf. account) (v.). Phrase no accounting for tastes (1823) translates Latin de gustibus non est disputandum.
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accounting — accounting; re·accounting; … English syllables
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accounting — ► NOUN ▪ the keeping of financial accounts … English terms dictionary
accounting — [ə kount′iŋ] n. 1. the principles or practice of systematically recording, presenting, and interpreting financial accounts 2. a statement of debits and credits 3. a settling or balancing of accounts … English World dictionary
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accounting — An act or a system of making up or settling accounts, consisting of a statement of account with debits and credits arising from relationship of parties. State ex rel. King v. Harvey, Miss., 214 So.2d 817, 819. Rendition of an account, either… … Black's law dictionary
accounting — An act or a system of making up or settling accounts, consisting of a statement of account with debits and credits arising from relationship of parties. State ex rel. King v. Harvey, Miss., 214 So.2d 817, 819. Rendition of an account, either… … Black's law dictionary
