accounting

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
noun a system that provides quantitative information about finances
noun the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

* First attested in the late 14th century. * account + -ing

There's no accounting for tastes.' — Robert Elsmere, Humphry, Mrs. Ward
There's no accounting for tastes." — The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance., Thomas Peckett Prest
(Accounting for the apostacy of ministers.) — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon

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