Accounting (Noun)
Meaning 1
The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts.
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 3
A system that provides quantitative information about finances.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 5
A convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.