accounting -
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
system of rules,
system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
balance of international payments,
balance of payments a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out"
current account that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments
accounting -
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
suspense account an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
balance a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
accounting -
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
line of work,
occupation,
business,
job,
line the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
cost accounting keeping account of the costs of items in production
