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Bookkeeping — is the recording of financial transactions. Transactions include sales, purchases, income, receipts and payments by an individual or organization. Bookkeeping is usually performed by a bookkeeper. Bookkeeping should not be confused with… … Wikipedia
Bookkeeping — Book keep ing, n. The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bookkeeping by double entry — Bookkeeping Book keep ing, n. The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bookkeeping by single entry — Bookkeeping Book keep ing, n. The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transaction — trans·ac·tion /tran zak shən, sak / n 1: something transacted; esp: an exchange or transfer of goods, services, or funds 2 a: an act, process, or instance of transacting b: an action or activity involving two parties or things that reciprocally… … Law dictionary
Double-entry bookkeeping system — A double entry bookkeeping system is a set of rules for recording financial information in a financial accounting system in which every transaction or event changes at least two different nominal ledger accounts. The name derives from the fact… … Wikipedia
commercial transaction — ▪ economics Introduction in law, the core of the legal rules governing business dealings. The most common types of commercial transactions, involving such specialized areas of the law and legal instruments as sale of goods and documents of… … Universalium
double-entry bookkeeping — noun bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another • Syn: ↑double entry • Hypernyms: ↑bookkeeping, ↑clerking * * * ˌdouble entry ˈbookkeeping 7 [double entry bookkeeping] … Useful english dictionary
single-entry bookkeeping — /ˌsɪŋg(ə)l ˌentri bυkki:pɪŋ/ noun a method of bookkeeping where payments or sales are noted with only one entry per transaction (usually in the cash book) … Dictionary of banking and finance
double-entry bookkeeping — Accounting method that records each transaction as both a credit and a debit in different accounts. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
