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accountingthe process or work of keeping financial accounts of a business

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process or work of keeping financial accounts of a business

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 회계, 회계업무

Korean pronunciation: 어-카운-팅 (강세: 카운)

Example Sentences

  • The accounting department discovered that someone had been buying coffee with the company credit card every day.
  • Good accounting practices help businesses make informed decisions.
  • He switched from engineering to accounting because he loved working with numbers more than machines.

accounting

NOUN

//əˈkaʊntɪŋ//

the process or work of keeping financial accounts of a business

accounting concept
💡 Concept

Managing business financial records

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accounting rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Accounting means counting, while paperwork keeps mounting!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈkaʊntɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈkaʊntɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

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Origin

14세기 프랑스어 'acounter'에서 유래되었으며, '계산하다, 설명하다'는 뜻이었습니다. 상업이 발달하면서 돈을 세고 기록하는 일이 중요해져서 회계라는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

mountingcountingdiscounting
mounting
counting
discounting

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The accounting department discovered that someone had been buying coffee with the company credit card every day.

Good accounting practices help businesses make informed decisions.

He switched from engineering to accounting because he loved working with numbers more than machines.

😄 Fun example

The accounting error was so big that even the calculator seemed embarrassed.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

bookkeepingfinanceauditingfinancial management

Antonyms

spendingwastage

Related

accountantbudgetprofitexpensesrevenuebalance sheet