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accounting

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Noun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- they send me an accounting every month

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

the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

a system that provides quantitative information about finances

a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
- he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions

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account account statement accounting system method of accounting accountancy

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