accounting.
The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
Meaning & usage
The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
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.
Where this word comes from
* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing
present participle and gerund of account
Where this word comes from
* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing
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