accounting
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3.7
- noun
- /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/
:
explicación
- No one here was ever able to give us an exact accounting of how much money was actually stolen.
- full accounting
- accounting for factors
- accounting for variance
What if he had to give an accounting for himself the way that Socrates did?
- What if he had to give an accounting for himself the way that Socrates did?
- Sorry, Augusta, unless you are a genius like Mozart and there's no accounting, as I said, for genius.
- But that was my simplest accounting for this rise of of sort of a dictator elected officials.
Examples
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And you've always given a solid accounting for every transaction.
Fiction book (1998) -
I've tried to give a true accounting of what I have seen, what I have done.
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There is no accounting for where that money went.
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We need a complete accounting of your records or we'll go after you as an individual.
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An accounting of what you owed Holly when she died.
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A full accounting of these implications would appear to be a promising area for research.
Academic text (2011) -
- Well, I want an accounting of your time and the cost of your materials so I can give you an I.O.U.
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The manager demanded an accounting of the project's expenditures to understand where the budget was overspent.
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After the investigation, the committee delivered a detailed accounting of the events leading to the incident.
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She provided a thorough accounting of her actions during the project to clarify her responsibilities.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand
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3.3
An explanation that makes something easier to understand
16
5.5
A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
1
6.5
An explanation that makes something clear and easy to understand
Compounds
- Specialized
20
2.7
A company that keeps and checks money records and helps with taxes for businesses and people
- Literature
2
6.7
Use of legal methods to make a company's money situation look better than it really is
- Specialized
2
3.8
A rule made by an official group that tells how to record money in company accounts
- Specialized
1
3.9
A rule companies use to record and report the money they receive and pay
- Specialized
1
5.1
A way for a company to record and study how much money it spends to make and sell products
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3.7
A set of rules accountants use to prepare financial reports
- Specialized
1
2.8
Information kept in ledgers or spreadsheets that helps make financial reports
- Specialized
A number that compares two amounts in a company's accounts to show performance
- Formal
An independent U.S. agency that helps Congress check how the government spends public money
- Specialized
A way of recording and valuing goods a business has to manage them
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Accounting also comes from account, an old word for a clear 'report' or 'telling' of facts, and this is linked to the idea of counting things one by one. So an accounting can mean a full explanation that shows what happened or why.