a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions'

a system that provides quantitative information about finances

the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

[ Syn: accountancy ]

a bookkeepers chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

[ Syn: accounting system , method of accounting ]

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; they send me an accounting every month

[ Syn: account , account statement ]