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accounting
What does accounting mean?
accounting (noun): the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
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an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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a secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable
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