» accounting

Words people most associate with “accounting”:

  1. firm,
  2. money,
  3. bank,
  4. department,
  5. ledger

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Noun (5 meanings)

1. a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.

accounting

Example:
  • “he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions”
accounting is a type of:
  • explanation, account (noun) - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

2. a system that provides quantitative information about finances.

accounting

accounting is a type of:
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Member of this domain - TOPIC:
  • to debit (verb) - enter as debit
  • good will, goodwill (noun) - (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
  • internal control (noun) - an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.
  • inventory (noun) - (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
  • review, limited review (noun) - (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

3. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.

accountancy, accounting

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4. a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts.

accounting, accounting system, method of accounting

accounting is a type of:
  • register (noun) - a book in which names and transactions are listed
types of accounting:
  • accrual basis (noun) - a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made
  • audited account, audit (noun) - an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
  • cash basis (noun) - a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made
  • control account (noun) - an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger
  • credit side (noun) - account of payments received
accounting is a member of:
accounting is derivationally related to:

5. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.

account, accounting, account statement

Example:
  • “they send me an accounting every month”
accounting is a type of:
types of accounting:
  • capital account (noun) - (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
  • capital account (noun) - (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
  • expense account, travel and entertainment account (noun) - an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
  • profit and loss, profit and loss account (noun) - an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
  • suspense account (noun) - an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
parts of accounting:
  • balance (noun) - equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
accounting is derivationally related to:

» account

Words people most associate with “account”:

  1. bank,
  2. money,
  3. checking,
  4. accountant,
  5. manager

[via wordassociation.org]

Noun (10 meanings)

1. a record or narrative description of past events.

history, account, chronicle, story

Examples:
  • “a history of France”,
  • “he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president”,
  • “the story of exposure to lead”
account is a type of:
  • record (noun) - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
types of account:
account is derivationally related to:
  • to chronicle (verb) - record in chronological order
  • historic (adjective) - important in history
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • history (noun) - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings

2. a short account of the news.

report, news report, story, account, write up

Examples:
  • “the report of his speech”,
  • “the story was on the 11 o'clock news”,
  • “the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious”
account is a type of:
  • news (noun) - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
types of account:
  • bulletin (noun) - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
  • dispatch, despatch, communique (noun) - an official report (usually sent in haste)
  • exclusive, scoop (noun) - a news report that is reported first by one news organization
  • newsletter, newssheet (noun) - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
  • urban legend (noun) - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false
account is derivationally related to:
  • to report, describe, account (verb) - to give an account or representation of in words
  • to report, cover (verb) - be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
  • to write up (verb) - bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation

3. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services.

account, business relationship

Example:
  • “he asked to see the executive who handled his account”
account is a type of:
  • relationship (noun) - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
types of account:
  • bank account (noun) - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
  • brokerage account (noun) - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage
  • short account (noun) - a brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)

4. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..

explanation, account

Examples:
  • “the explanation was very simple”,
  • “I expected a brief account”
account is a type of:
  • statement (noun) - a message that is stated or declared
types of account:
  • accounting (noun) - a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
  • definition (noun) - a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
  • deriving, derivation, etymologizing (noun) - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
  • explication (noun) - a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
  • exposition (noun) - an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
  • gloss, rubric (noun) - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
  • interpretation (noun) - an explanation that results from interpreting something
  • justification (noun) - a statement in explanation of some action or belief
  • reason (noun) - an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  • simplification (noun) - an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
  • walk-through (noun) - a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process
parts of account:
  • explanans (noun) - (logic) statements that explain the explicandum
  • explicandum, explanandum (noun) - (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
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5. grounds.

score, account

Examples:
  • “don't do it on my account”,
  • “the paper was rejected on account of its length”,
  • “he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful”
account is a type of:
  • reason, ground (noun) - a rational motive for a belief or action

6. importance or value.

account

Examples:
  • “a person of considerable account”,
  • “he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance”
account is a type of:
  • importance (noun) - the quality of being important and worthy of note

7. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.

account, accounting, account statement

Example:
  • “they send me an accounting every month”
account is a type of:
types of account:
  • capital account (noun) - (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
  • capital account (noun) - (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
  • expense account, travel and entertainment account (noun) - an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
  • profit and loss, profit and loss account (noun) - an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
  • suspense account (noun) - an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
parts of account:
  • balance (noun) - equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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8. the act of informing by verbal report.

report, account

Examples:
  • “he heard reports that they were causing trouble”,
  • “by all accounts they were a happy couple”
account is a type of:
types of account:
  • anecdote (noun) - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
  • debriefing (noun) - report of a mission or task
  • direct discourse, direct quotation (noun) - a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")
  • gossip, comment, scuttlebutt (noun) - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  • indirect discourse (noun) - a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'")
account is derivationally related to:
  • to report, describe, account (verb) - to give an account or representation of in words
  • to report, cover (verb) - be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

9. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.

bill, account, invoice

Examples:
  • “he paid his bill and left”,
  • “send me an account of what I owe”
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10. the quality of taking advantage.

account

Example:
  • “she turned her writing skills to good account”
account is a type of:
  • profit, gain (noun) - the advantageous quality of being beneficial

Verb (4 meanings)

1. be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something.

to account

Example:
  • “Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam”
to account is a way to:
  • to be (verb) - have the quality of being

2. keep an account of.

to account, calculate

ways to account:
  • to balance (verb) - compute credits and debits of an account
  • to charge, bill (verb) - demand payment
  • to compound (verb) - calculate principal and interest
  • to credit (verb) - accounting: enter as credit
  • to debit (verb) - enter as debit
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3. to give an account or representation of in words.

to report, describe, account

Example:
  • “Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental”
to account is a way to:
  • to inform (verb) - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
to account is derivationally related to:

4. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation.

to account, answer for

Example:
  • “I can't account for the missing money”
to account is a way to:
  • to declare (verb) - state emphatically and authoritatively
to account is derivationally related to:
  • accountable (adjective) - liable to account for one's actions
  • explanation, account (noun) - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.