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accounting
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
accounting
(noun)
cost accounting
(noun)
account
(verb)
accounting
/ə
ˈ
kaʊntɪŋ/
noun
accounting
/ə
ˈ
kaʊntɪŋ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCOUNTING
[
noncount
]
:
the skill, system, or job of keeping the financial records of a business or person
—
often used before another noun
an
accounting
firm
traditional
accounting
methods
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