ACCOUNTING

• (noun) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

  synonyms : accountancy

• (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"

  synonyms : account , account statement

• (noun) a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

  synonyms : accounting system , method of accounting

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