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accounting

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Accounting or accountancy is the measurement, processing and communication of financial information about economic entities . The modern field was established by the Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli in 1494. Accounting, which has been called the "language ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Account \Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accounted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Accounting .] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [`a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count , v. t.] To reckon; to compute; to count. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" a system that provides quantitative information about finances the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a law/accounting/advertising etc firm ▪ She was offered a job with a law firm. creative accounting the accountancy/accounting profession ▪ Many economics graduates enter the accountancy profession. there’s no accounting ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"reckoning of numbers," late 14c., verbal noun from account (v.). Phrase no accounting for tastes (1823) translates Latin de gustibus non est disputandum .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context accounting English) The development and use of a system for recording and analyze the financial transactions and financial status of a business or other organization. 2 A relaying of events; justification of actions. vb. (present participle ...

Usage examples of accounting.

It was agreed that there was no other way of accounting for the rescue of Cyrus Harding, and that Top deserved all the honor of the affair.

When we reached Helium there must be an accounting, and if Tardos Mors had not returned I feared that the enmity of Zat Arras might weigh heavily against us, for he represented the government of Helium.

Mary Harris, for example, found her work as a senior accountant absorbing, part of the reason she was one of the most dedicated accounting employees at her firm.

Jordan Mintz, general counsel Lea Fastow, assistant treasurer Michael Jakubik, vice president JimTimmins, director, private equity Tim Despain, vice president Bill Brown, vice president The Internal Accountants Richard Causey, chief accounting officer David Woytek, vice president, corporate auditing Rodney Faldyn, vice president, transaction accounting group Ryan Siurek, member, transaction accounting group In Risk Assessment Richard Buy, chief risk officer Vasant Shanbhogue, analyst Vince Kaminski, vice president of Rakesh Bharati, analyst research Kevin Kindall, analyst Stinson Gibner, analyst In Corporate Development J.

If this reason does not satisfy the reader, I know no other means of accounting for the little respect which I have commonly seen paid to a character which really does great honour to human nature, and is productive of the highest good to society.

But, to say the truth, there is a more simple and plain method of accounting for that prodigious superiority of penetration which we must observe in some men over the rest of the human species, and one which will serve not only in the case of lovers, but of all others.

Instead of accounting for this, we shall proceed in our usual manner to exemplify it in the conduct of the lad above mentioned, who submitted to the persuasions of Mr.

IT people or accounting people to increase their own salaries, make payments to a phony vendor, remove negative ratings from HR records, and so on.

Ned kept watch on the parking lot of the small business park where the accounting company had its unpretentious, storefront-like offices.

IT or human resources, the accounting department, or the maintenance staff, there are certain security policies that every employee of your company must know.

From there, the CEO made two calls: one to a forensic accounting firm, and one to Chuck Sheafe, head of Sheafe International, to personally request their top investigator.

Below him, we once again spot the pale accounting guy, followed by the redhead.

Now I know that it must have been because she had learned that John Carter, Prince of Helium, was approaching to demand an accounting of her for the imprisonment of his Princess.

Arthur Andersen, the once-revered accounting firm, evaporated overnight as its role in the debacle led to a subsidiary scandal of its own.

Topping it off, the newly merged company was still struggling through the basics, including the selection of its independent accounting firm.