accounting

[əˈkaʊntɪŋ]

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.