accounting

IPA: ʌkˈaʊntɪŋ

(business) 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.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.

Examples of "accounting" in Sentences

The accounting equation is an example of the accounting identity.
After receiving a bachelor degree in accounting from the University of Utah in
The financial sector is particularly prone to providing exceptional amounts of funds to what I call accounting "control frauds".
Business has plenty of risks and years of building up a business when your not making any money and the flexibility in accounting is important.
If we expect retribution in accounting for offense than it stands to reason the world would expect us to apply this principle in our own justice system.
DeMint and Graham say the ultimate costs of the legislation aren't known because of what they call accounting gimmicks that overstated potential savings.
DeMint and Graham said the ultimate costs of the legislation aren't known because of what they call accounting gimmicks that overstated potential savings.
With the quality of Rolly's reports, traditional construction methods are well documented, and his accounting is as careful as Thoreau's, although not as frugal.
In August of last year, a vice president of the corporation wrote a memo to Mr. Lay describing some of the problems in that corporation, using the term accounting hoax.
But the point of having it use accrual accounting is to make its true financial situation more transparent to everyone, and thus to discipline it by making politicians answerable to better-informed voters.