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purchases account
noun [C] ACCOUNTINGDefinition
› an account in the purchase ledger where money spent on goods and services in a particular period is recorded on the debit side: New inventory purchases are recorded in the purchases account.
(Definition of purchases account noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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