ACCOUNTING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACCOUNTING?

Need another word that means the same as “accounting”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “accounting” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Accounting” are: account, account statement, accountancy, accounting system, method of accounting, money matters, economics, money management, commerce, business, investment, banking

Accounting as a Noun

Definitions of "Accounting" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accounting” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.
• The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
• A system that provides quantitative information about finances.
• The process or work of keeping financial accounts.
• A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts.
• A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.

Synonyms of "Accounting" as a noun (12 Words)

account	The department of a company that deals with financial accounts. Selling bibles to established accounts in the North.
account statement	A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.
accountancy	The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
accounting system	The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
banking	Engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. A 23 year career in banking.
business	Business concerns collectively. Let s get down to business.
commerce	The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913. The noise and warmth of human commerce.
economics	The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management. He is responsible for the island s modest economics.
investment	The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result. This job calls for the investment of some hard thinking.
method of accounting	An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed.
money management	The official currency issued by a government or national bank.
money matters	The official currency issued by a government or national bank.

Usage Examples of "Accounting" as a noun

• An investigation into suspected false accounting.
• He was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions.
• Standard accounting practice.
• They send me an accounting every month.

Associations of "Accounting" (30 Words)

account	A short account of the news. Send me an account of what I owe.
accountant	Someone who maintains and audits business accounts.
auditor	A person who attends a class informally without working for credit. The company is required to appoint auditors at each general meeting.
bank	An elevation in the seabed or a riverbed a mudbank or sandbank. The track was banked to allow a train to take curves faster while maintaining passenger comfort.
banker	A supposedly certain bet. The horse should be a banker for him in the Members race.
banking	Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. A 23 year career in banking.
bookkeeper	A person whose job is to keep records of the financial affairs of a business. The business had grown enough to justify hiring a bookkeeper.
bookkeeping	The activity of recording business transactions. I got in a financial muddle because I didn t keep my bookkeeping up to date.
borrow	A slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot. Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for individuals to borrow.
cashier	Discard or do away with. Cashier the literal sense of this word.
clerical	Relating to the clergy. He was still attired in his clerical outfit.
clerk	Work as a clerk as in the legal business. A chapter clerk.
debit	Enter as debit. A double entry system of bookkeeping where each debit has a corresponding credit entry.
debtor	A person, country, or organization that owes money. Debtor countries.
economy	A particular system or stage of an economy. An economy pack of soap flakes.
exchequer	The account at the Bank of England in which is held the Consolidated Fund, into which tax receipts and other public monies are paid. An important source of revenue to the sultan s exchequer.
fiduciary	A trustee. The company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders.
finance	Obtain or provide money for. The firm s finance department.
financially	From a financial point of view. He does not benefit financially from sales of the book.
fund	Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. A concert to raise funds for the church.
installment	A part of a published serial.
investment	The commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result. Freezers really are a good investment for the elderly.
ministry	Building where the business of a government ministry is transacted. Gladstone s first ministry was outstanding.
money	Wealth reckoned in terms of money. She accepted the job at the bank since the money was better.
secretary	An official in charge of a US government department. She was secretary to David Wilby MP.
steward	A person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train. Security is found in reparticipating in community and stewarding nature.
teller	Someone who tells a story. A foul mouthed teller of lies.
treasurer	The minister of finance.
treasury	A place or building where treasure is stored. Henry VII had kept the peace and filled his treasury.
unemployed	(of a person) without a paid job but available to work. A training programme for the long term unemployed.