accounts

noun · verb

Form of account , plural of account.

Simple meaning

A registry of pecuniary transactions.

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uhkownts

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əˈkaʊnts

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Definition

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noun

plural of account
A short account of the news
plural of account
Grounds
plural of accountaccounting
A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
plural of accountbanking
A bank account.

verb

third-person singular of account
Furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
third-person singular of account
To provide explanation.
third-person singular of account
To estimate, consider (something to be as described).

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accounts payablebank accountssavings accountspublic accountssome accountstwo accounts

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Inflected forms

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accountnounBase word
A record or narrative description of past events.

Compound terms

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accounts payablenounCompound term
A debtor's accounts of money he owes.
accounts receivablenounCompound term
A creditor's accounts of money owed to him.

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accountantnounRelated term
Someone who maintains and audits business accounts.
accounting systemnounRelated term
A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business.
account booknounRelated term
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.

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