- accounting - a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
--1 is a kind of explanation, account
- accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances
--2 is a kind of system, system of rules
--2 has particulars: balance of payments, balance of international payments; current accountDerived form: verb account2 - accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
--3 is a kind of occupation, business, job, line of work, line
--3 has particulars: cost accounting; bookkeeping, clerking; inventory accountingDerived form: verb account2 - accounting, accounting system, method of accounting - a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
--4 is a kind of register
--4 is a member of ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
--4 has particulars:control account; entry, accounting entry, ledger entry; credit side; debit side; accrual basis; cash basis; pooling of interest; audited account, audit; review, limited review Derived form: verb account2 - account, accounting, account statement - a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
--5 is a kind of statement, financial statement
--5 has parts: balance
--5 has particulars:capital account; capital account; profit and loss, profit and loss account; suspense account; expense account, travel and entertainment account Derived form: verb account2 - accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances
- account - be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something; "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- account, calculate - keep an account of
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun account7, noun accountant1, noun accounting4, noun accounting5, noun accounting2, noun accounting3
Somebody ----s PP
- report, describe, account - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
--3 is one way to inform
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun account6
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- account, answer for - furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"
--4 is one way to declare
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun account6
Somebody ----s something
- account, calculate - keep an account of