accounting
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
Types & categories
- system of rules hypernym
- balance of payments hyponym
- current account hyponym
Related & opposite
- account derivation
- internal control has domain topic
- unearned income has domain topic
- straight-line method has domain topic
- write-off has domain topic
- goodwill has domain topic
- limited review has domain topic
- inventory has domain topic
- debit has domain topic
- unbalanced has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Types & categories
- occupation hypernym
- cost accounting hyponym
- bookkeeping hyponym
- inventory accounting hyponym
Related & opposite
- controller derivation
- account derivation
- carry forward has domain topic
Sense 4 noun
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
Types & categories
- register hypernym
- control account hyponym
- accounting entry hyponym
- credit side hyponym
- debit side hyponym
- accrual basis hyponym
- cash basis hyponym
- pooling of interest hyponym
- audit hyponym
- limited review hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ledger member holonym
Related & opposite
- account derivation
Sense 5 noun
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
they send me an accounting every month
Types & categories
- financial statement hypernym
- capital account hyponym
- capital account hyponym
- profit and loss hyponym
- suspense account hyponym
- expense account hyponym
Parts & wholes
- balance part meronym
Related & opposite
- account derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | account |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | internal control |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | unearned income |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | straight-line method |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | write-off |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | goodwill |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | limited review |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | inventory |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | debit |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | unbalanced |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of rules |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | balance of payments |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | current account |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | account |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | carry forward |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | occupation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cost accounting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bookkeeping |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inventory accounting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | account |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | ledger |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | register |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | control account |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | accounting entry |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | credit side |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | debit side |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | accrual basis |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cash basis |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pooling of interest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | audit |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | limited review |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | account |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | balance |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | financial statement |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | capital account |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | capital account |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | profit and loss |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspense account |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | expense account |