Main entry: accountancy, accounting
Definition: the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Main entry: accounting
Definition: a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Main entry: accounting
Definition: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
Usage: he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
Main entry: account, account statement, accounting
Definition: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
Usage: they send me an accounting every month
Main entry: 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