Noun
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a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
"they send me an accounting every month"
- account statement -
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business
forms part of a ledger of accounts
- accounting system - method of accounting -
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
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a system that provides quantitative information about finances
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a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
"he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"