progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
accountancy accounting | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business |
cost accounting | keeping account of the costs of items in production |
inventory accounting | accounting that controls and evaluates inventory |
forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
futures exchange futures market forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
item | a whole individual unit, especially when included in a list or collection, they reduced the price on many items |
accounting | a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
detail item point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole, several of the details are similar, a point of information |
accounting principle accounting standard | a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions |
flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
item point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list, he noticed an item in the New York Times, she had several items on her shopping list, the main point on the agenda was taken up first |
agenda item | one of the items to be considered |
inventory item | an item listed in an inventory |
line item | an item in an appropriation bill, Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets |
news item | an item in a newspaper |
accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes, he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions |
token item | an individual instance of a type of symbol, the word`error' contains three tokens of `r' |
accounting firm | a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee |
generally accepted accounting principles GAAP | a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice, includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures |
Government Accounting Office GAO United States Government Accounting Office | an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States |
accounting data | all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement, can be hard copy or machine readable |
forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
entry accounting entry ledger entry | a written record of a commercial transaction |
accounting accounting system method of accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business, forms part of a ledger of accounts |
carry-over carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
detail particular item | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole, it was perfect in all details |
bring to bring back bring round bring around | return to consciousness, These pictures bring back sad memories |
beget get engender father mother sire generate bring forth | make children, Abraham begot Isaac, Men often father children but don't recognize them |
bring around cure heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again, The treatment cured the boy's acne, The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
boot reboot bring up | cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes, boot your computer |
bring land | bring into a different state, this may land you in jail |
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
bring out set off | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast, This dress accentuates your nice figure!, I set off these words by brackets |
bring home | make understandable and clear, This brings home my point |
look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
inflict bring down visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |
bring round bring around | cause to adopt an opinion or course of action, His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school |
bring | induce or persuade, The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well |
submit state put forward posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate put up put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
b unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal discover expose divulge break give away let out a | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret, The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold, The actress won't reveal how old she is, bring out the truth, he broke the news to her, unwrap the evidence in the murder case |
publish bring out put out issue release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
mention advert bring up cite name refer | make reference to, His name was mentioned in connection with the invention |
raise bring up | put forward for consideration or discussion, raise the question of promotions, bring up an unpleasant topic |