single entry
- noun
- Specialized
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contabilidad de entrada única
- The accountant explained that a single entry system is simpler than a double entry system.
Examples
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Using a single entry method, she documented all her sales in one ledger.
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One is the single entry system, and the second is the double entry system.
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All those people who favor the use of the cheques grant their massive attention to the single-entry bookkeeping system.
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This page contains a single entry in Randy's Journal, a blog of thoughts and observations hosted by Randy Tinseth.
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In a single entry bookkeeping system, every transaction is recorded in one account.
Synonyms
A simple way for small businesses to record each money transaction once
Antonyms
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A bookkeeping system that records every transaction as a debit in one account and a credit in another
How Detailed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'single' = one/alone and 'entry' = a recorded item, so 'single entry' naturally denotes records that are made only once. Although the full technical implications (vs. double-entry bookkeeping) are domain-specific, the basic idea that transactions are recorded singly is directly derivable from the constituents and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Single entry comes from small shopkeepers' books: a shopkeeper wrote a single entry, one line, for each sale or cost instead of making two records. So single entry means 'to record only once' in bookkeeping.