double entry

double entry

noun

Definition of DOUBLE ENTRY

: a method of bookkeeping that recognizes both sides of a business transaction by debiting the amount of the transaction to one account and crediting it to another account so the total debits equal the total credits

First Known Use of DOUBLE ENTRY

1741

Rhymes with DOUBLE ENTRY

complementary, documentary, elementary, mockumentary, rudimentary, sedimentary, single entry, supplementary, testamentary