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accounting

noun [U]
 
 
/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɪŋ/

Definition

the skill or activity of keeping records of the money a person or organization earns and spendsAccounting US (UK accountancy) the job of being an accountantAccounting
(Definition of accounting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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