balance carried down

noun [C] (abbreviation balance c/d, also balance carried forward, abbreviation balance c/f, abbreviation balance c/fwd)

Definition

› ACCOUNTING the balance at the end of a period, which is the amount that you use to begin a new period

(Definition of balance carried down noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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