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English noun: accounting | |||
| 1. | accounting (communication) a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes | ||
| Samples | He was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | account, explanation | ||
| 2. | accounting (cognition) a system that provides quantitative information about finances | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | system, system of rules | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balance of international payments, balance of payments, current account | ||
| Domain category members | debit, good will, goodwill, internal control, inventory, limited review, review, straight-line method, straight-line method of depreciation, unbalanced, unearned income, unearned revenue, write-down, write-off | ||
| 3. | accounting (act) the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business | ||
| Synonyms | accountancy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bookkeeping, clerking, cost accounting, inventory accounting | ||
| Domain category members | carry forward, carry over | ||
| 4. | accounting (possession) a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts | ||
| Synonyms | accounting system, method of accounting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | register | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accounting entry, accrual basis, audit, audited account, cash basis, control account, credit side, debit side, entry, ledger entry, limited review, pooling of interest, review | ||
| Member meronym | account book, book, book of account, ledger, leger | ||
| 5. | accounting (possession) a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance | ||
| Samples | They send me an accounting every month. | ||
| Synonyms | account, account statement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | financial statement, statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capital account, capital account, expense account, profit and loss, profit and loss account, suspense account, travel and entertainment account | ||
| Part holonym | balance | ||
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