A convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.

A system that provides quantitative information about finances.

Polish: księgowość, buchalteria, rachunkowość

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

synonym: accountancy.

Dutch: boekhouden, comptabiliteit, accountancy, boekhouding
Polish: kasowość

A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts.

synonyms: accounting system, method of accounting.

Dutch: boekhoudsysteem, boek, boekhouding

A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance:
— They send me an accounting every month.

synonyms: account, account statement.

Roget 811: accounts, accompts^†; commercial arithmetic, monetary arithmetic; statistics etc. (numeration) 85; money matters, finance, budget, bill, score, reckoning, account.    books, account book, ledger; day book, cash book, pass book; journal; debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account; account current; balance, balance sheet; compte rendu [Fr.], account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts; profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts.    bookkeeping, accounting, double entry bookkeeping, reckoning.    audit.    [person who keeps accounts] accountant, auditor, actuary, bookkeeper, bean counter [Sarc.]; financier etc. 801; accounting party; chartered accountant, certified accountant; accounting firm, auditing firm.    ... show more

Polish: konto