accounting — the 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
Managing business financial records
Accounting means counting, while paperwork keeps mounting!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
14세기 프랑스어 'acounter'에서 유래되었으며, '계산하다, 설명하다'는 뜻이었습니다. 상업이 발달하면서 돈을 세고 기록하는 일이 중요해져서 회계라는 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“The accounting error was so big that even the calculator seemed embarrassed.”
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