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accounting

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[ US /əˈkaʊnɪŋ, əˈkaʊntɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɐkˈa‍ʊntɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
    he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
  2. a system that provides quantitative information about finances
  3. a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
  4. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
    they send me an accounting every month
  5. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
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  • By the 3rd millennium B.C., they had developed a primitive form of cost accounting, elaborate techniques of budgeting and planning, and calculative techniques for devising labor standards.
  • This, coupled with a lack of accounting controls, led the district into bankruptcy.
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  • Developers, well those that meet Apple's firm and unfriendly terms and conditions, have helped this by creating 5,000 new applications for the handheld gogglebox, meaning that it's big numbers all round at Apple - particularly we imagine in the App Store and Ibook store accounting departments. The Inquirer
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  • Now, armed with the SEC's decision that the accounting dodge had a material impact for investors, those suits may require a bigger payout to go away.
  • While the use of accounting information intensified, there was no marked change in the system itself.
  • Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the accounting treatments in the local general fiscal budget accounting for the bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of local governments.
  • The current financial accounting cannot supply the shareholder with complete information about equity dilution.
  • Salaries will remain competitive in the banking, finance and accounting sectors.
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