accounting
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accounting
- /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
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* First attested in the late 14th century.
* account + -ing
noun accountings
- The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business. British Railways are beginning to reap the advantages of electronics applied to accounting. At Swindon Works, a computor, the first of its type to be used anywhere in the world, was installed recently to deal with the pay of some 10,000 employees.
- A relaying of events; justification of actions. He was required to give a thorough accounting of his time.
- An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them. In contrast, an accounting for profits, or accounting— a distinct form of relief that the majority groups with disgorgement — has a well-accepted definition: It compels a defendant to account for, and repay to a plaintiff, those profits that belong to the plaintiff in equity.
verb
- present participle and gerund of account For quotations using this term, see Citations:accounting.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accountancy, account statement, accounting system, bookkeeping, finance, bookkeeper, financial, accountant, billing, costing, cash, crediting, fiscal, comptroller, ledger, booking
Translations
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noun development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions
| Español | contabilidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회계 hoegye |
| 日本語 | 会計 kaikei, 経理 keiri, 会計学 kaikeigaku |
| 中文 | 會計 /会计 kuàijì, 會計學 /会计学 kuàijìxué |
| हिन्दी | लेखाकरण lekhākaraṇ |
| Português | contabilidade |
| Français | comptabilité |
| Deutsch | Buchhaltung |
| Italiano | contabilità, bilancio |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστική logistikí |
| Română | contabilitate |
| Русский | бухгалте́рия buxgaltérija, счетово́дство sčetovódstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | kế toán |
| العربية | مُحَاسِبَة muḥāsiba |
Talk about this word "accounting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accounting. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. accounting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accounting "accounting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accounting.Cite this
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title = {accounting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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