Synonyms: accountancy, accounting
Definition: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Similar words: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Synonyms: accounting
Definition: a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Similar words: system, system of rules
Definition: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
Usage: they have to operate under a system they oppose; that language has a complex system for indicating gender
Synonyms: accounting
Definition: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
Usage: he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
Similar words: explanation, account
Definition: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Usage: the explanation was very simple; I expected a brief account
Synonyms: account, account statement, accounting
Definition: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Usage: they send me an accounting every month
Similar words: statement, financial statement
Definition: a document showing credits and debits
Synonyms: method of accounting, accounting, accounting system
Definition: a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
Similar words: register
Definition: a book in which names and transactions are listed