accounting
Pronunciation: /əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
The English word “accounting” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
Etymology
* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing
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