Accountancy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art or practice of an accountant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The art or employment of an accountant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements. Accounting includes bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
  • noun. A company or organisation that performs such a function.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
  • Word Usage
    "With a background in accountancy and a stint at KPMG where he came to be well-respected, Flint’s deep knowledge of HSBC’s numbers is renowned among investors and staffers."
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