Definition for Accounting:

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

Synonyms for Accounting:

• adj.

  •clerical (adjective)
  • more bookkeeping,
  • most office,
  • more typing,
  • more office,
  • most bookkeeping,
  • more accounting,
  • more scribal,
  • most accounting,
  • sub-ordinate,
  • more stenographic,
  • most clerkish,
  • more clerkish,
  • sub ordinate,
  • clerklier,
  • most typing,
  • most scribal,
  • clerkliest,
  • most stenographic.

• n.

  •
  • Annual Report,
  • account for,
  • accounting package.
  •accounting (noun)
  • accounting system,
  • method of accounting.
  •account statement (noun)
  • account statement.
  •cognition (noun)
  • accounting.
  •finance (noun)
  • finance.

• v.

  •accounting (verb)
  • Describing,
  • Justifying,
  • Explaining,
  • rationalizing,
  • Explicating,
  • clarifying.
  •calculating (verb)
  • planning,
  • figuring,
  • Enumerating,
  • Gauging,
  • studying,
  • scheming,
  • calculating,
  • counting,
  • Considering,
  • reckoning,
  • rating,
  • dividing,
  • scoring,
  • thinking,
  • Multiplying,
  • Estimating,
  • Adding,
  • Inferring,
  • ranking,
  • Surmising,
  • Totaling,
  • Valuing,
  • evaluating,
  • quantifying,
  • guessing,
  • programming,
  • determining,
  • Supposing,
  • judging,
  • Tallying,
  • scheduling,
  • concluding,
  • quantizing,
  • computing,
  • Summing,
  • Presuming,
  • Triangulating,
  • Systematizing,
  • measuring,
  • Plotting,
  • appraising,
  • Approximating,
  • Assessing,
  • Deducing,
  • weighing.
  •chronicling (verb)
  • logging,
  • clocking,
  • recording,
  • Chronicling,
  • cataloging,
  • indexing,
  • inventorying,
  • Noting,
  • archiving,
  • minuting,
  • Registering,
  • Journalizing.
  •reporting (verb)
  • reporting,
  • Stating,
  • telling,
  • retelling,
  • Narrating,
  • portraying.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cash flow,
  • creative accounting,
  • cost accounting,
  • balance sheet,
  • profit and loss account,
  • budgetary,
  • bean counter,
  • false accounting,
  • CFO,
  • value-added,
  • fiscal,
  • working capital,
  • management accounting,
  • receivables,
  • full cost accounting,
  • write down,
  • accountant,
  • book value,
  • base currency,
  • chartered accountant,
  • cpa,
  • ledger,
  • accounts payable,
  • position audit,
  • accounts receivable,
  • auditor,
  • comptroller,
  • tangible,
  • assessor,
  • certified public accountant.
  •
  • book,
  • controller.
  •
  • result.
  •accountancy
  • accountancy,
  • bookkeeping.

Paraphrases for Accounting:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    book-keeping, accountancy.
  • Proper noun, singular
    account, accountancy, accounts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    account, book-keeping, accountancy, accounts.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    counting.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    counting.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    cost-accounting.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    accounts, accountable.
  • Proper noun, singular
    balances, directors, IAS, Trustees, meters, Maps, Les, accountability, accountabilities, Auditing, accountable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    data, conventions, figures, record-keeping, bookkeeper, Les, Crediting, billing, accountability, metering, Auditing, clearing, stocktaking.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    documenting, Constituting, representing, accommodating, Containing, Acknowledging, contributing, contributes, Incorporating, approximately, undertaking, Considering, Outlining, correspond, corresponding, Noting, Generating, appreciation, Consolidating, reflecting, Originating, conducting, tracing, Totaling, Totalling, participating, Describing, evaluating, Consisting, causing, Comprising, Indicating, Ascertaining, collecting, where, locating, costs, acquiring, monitor, Capturing, Tallying, interpreting, origin, depicting, Creating, Addressing, Achieving, Entailing, monetizing, acting, absorbing, Including, cover, covering, controlling, Recognizing, resulting, Producing, Declaring, Occupying, standing, owing, combining, Claiming, namely, Alleging, Involving, coming, Depending, intervening, encrypting, ranging, Relying, supplying, i.e., suffering, Replying, returning, know, enrolled, Pledging, saying, case, cases, Realizing, Having, searching, Aggregating, featuring, speaking, Referring, settling, Employing, Intending, using, Assisting, being, farming, beginning, realising, performing, helping, Allowing, export, Forming, grouping, services, Providing, showing, bringing, ec, Receiving, Linking, Stating, giving, keeping, falling, seeking, determining, missing, rising, numbering, going, raising, Doing, Crediting, Auditing, clearing, reporting, stocktaking.
  • Verb, past participle
    recorded, Resulted, used, based, modified.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    accountants, ledger.
  • Proper noun, singular
    accountants, ledger, reporting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bookkeeping, ledger, reporting.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Amounting, balancing.

Accounting Sentence Examples:

• Thus the cotton industry went far towards accounting for the changed attitude of the entire country on the subject of slavery.

• " There is no accounting for tastes, my good sir," said Mr. George, with his most superb air.

Homophones for Accounting:

• accommodating, ascending, accountancy, ascendance, ascendence, accenting, ascendency, acquaintance, assenting, ascendancy.

Hypernym for Accounting:

• n.

  • cognition
    balance of payments, balance of international payments, current account.

Hyponym for Accounting:

• n.

  • cognition
    system, system of rules.
  • communication
    account, explanation.