Main Entry:

ac·count·ing

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈkau̇n-tiŋ\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1716

1: the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results ; also : the principles and procedures of accounting2 a: work done in accounting or by accountants b: an instance of applied accounting or of the settling or presenting of accounts3: account 3