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accounting
noun
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- CCOUNTIN
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ə.ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ
Meaning
Definitions
noun
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
noun
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
noun
a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
“he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions”
noun
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
“they send me an accounting every month”
noun
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
In context
Example Sentences
he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
they send me an accounting every month
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