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to journalize

to journalize

7.1
To record money transactions in a book or computer so accounts are correct
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒɜrnəˌlaɪz/
  • Specialized
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  • He decided to journalize all expenses to keep track of his budget.

Examples

  • The accountant will journalize the sales figures at the end of each day.

  • A great way to do this is to journalize each trade.

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  • In order to accurately manage her finances, she had to journalize every transaction.

Synonyms

to log
vsto journalize
175 3.0

To write down events or information to keep a record

is narrower, focusing on financial entries used in bookkeeping and accounting

How Detailed

to journalize
  • Specialized
7.1
to enter
267 1.4

Surface Forms

journalize infinitive
journalized past
journalized past participle
journalizing present participle
journalizes third person singular

Morphology

journalize = journal (transparent) = journal + ize

Standard verb formation from 'journal' using '-ize', meaning 'to enter in a journal' in bookkeeping contexts; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Journalize comes from journal ('daily record' or 'diary') and the ending -ize ('to make or do'). So to journalize in accounting is to write transactions into the journal to keep the books correct and complete.