accounting

Definition:
1. The process or work of keeping financial accounts.
2. A convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.
3. A system that provides quantitative information about finances.
4. The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
5. A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts.

Use 'accounting' in a sentence:

• 1. Currently, more professional accountants use SmartPro accounting software than any other brand.
• 2. You don't need to become an overnight financial guru, after all, understanding the subtleties of accounting and financial statements can be a lifelong pursuit.
• 3. What do you want to know about working for an accounting firm?
• 4. I have a master's degree in accounting as well as a bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 5. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home.
• 6. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby.
• 7. An understanding of accounting techniques is a requisite for the work of the analysts.
• 8. I haven't declared a major yet, but I'm strongly considering accounting.
• 9. My advisor suggested economics and accounting, but I am not really sure.
• 10. But full cost accounting will be introduced without delay.
• 11. In the market for personal accounting software for non-professionals to use in preparing their income tax returns, many of our competitors are outselling us.
• 12. It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
• 13. There is a lot of people who want to place the blame on the accounting for bank failures.
• 14. I endured accounting and economics in high school and barely stayed awake.
• 15. Today, the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
• 16. I suggest that you get on the computer and learn more about the accounting companies in particular that would be attending.
• 17. Initially, Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work.
• 18. Production of British cotton goods increased sixtyfold, and cotton cloth became Great Britain's most important product, accounting for one-half of all exports.
• 19. An understanding of accounting techniques is a major requisite for the work of the analysts.
• 20. I find that just kind of market participants are more to blame than the accounting per se in those examples.
• 21. Luckily, they offered me a new position in the accounting department.
• 22. Agriculture is a water-intensive business, accounting for nearly 70% of global fresh water consumption.
• 23. Its image has been sullied by $9 billion in improper accounting.
• 24. The accounting unfortunately at that point, in general, wasn't really able to reflect that difference.
• 25. How do accounting records operate?
• 26. Within two years, Leah shed the safety of her accounting job and made the switch complete.
• 27. The debate revolves around specific accounting techniques.
• 28. The bill creates an oversight board with the authority to investigate and punish accounting firms.
• 29. Activity-based costing(ABC)is an important concept in Management Accounting, and the same is true with input-output analysis in Statistics.
• 30. Most large companies now use computers for accounting and housekeeping operations.
• 31. August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.