book of account

1

: ledger

2

: a book or record essential to a system of accounts

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for book of account

• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount