appointment
assignment designation
naming | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position, the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee |
| assignment assigning | the act of distributing something to designated places or persons, the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum |
school assignment
schoolwork | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher |
| reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
assignment
duty assignment | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces), hazardous duty |
written assignment
writing assignment | an assignment to write something |
| assignment | an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) |
| account | the quality of taking advantage, she turned her writing skills to good account |
| account | importance or value, a person of considerable account, he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance |
model
theoretical account
framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
pension plan
pension account
retirement plan
retirement savings plan
retirement savings account
retirement account
retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
individual retirement account
IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
written record
written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
history
account
chronicle
story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
| bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
| open account | an unpaid credit order |
| assignment | the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another |
| short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
report
news report
story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
explanation
account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc., the explanation was very simple, I expected a brief account |
| report account | the act of informing by verbal report, he heard reports that they were causing trouble, by all accounts they were a happy couple |
score
account | grounds, don't do it on my account, the paper was rejected on account of its length, he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful |
account executive
account representative
registered representative
customer's broker
customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
goldbrick
goof-off
ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing
no-account
good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
| grant assignment | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
| brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage, you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $, |
| cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
| custodial account | a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor |
| margin account | an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit |
account accounting
account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
| capital account | (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date |
| capital account | (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities |
| bank account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals, he moved his bank account to a new bank |
| giro account | an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank |
savings account trust
savings bank trust
trust account
trustee account
Totten trust | a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime, afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary |
checking account
chequing account
current account | a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand |
| savings account | a bank account that accumulates interest |
time deposit account
deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
| dormant account | a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period, the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws |
| passbook savings account | a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook |
reserve account
reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
valuation reserve
valuation account
allowance allowance account | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
open-end credit
revolving credit
charge account credit | a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
credit account
charge account
open account | credit extended by a business to a customer |
| revolving charge account | a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance |
ledger
leger
account book
book of account
book | a record in which commercial accounts are recorded, they got a subpoena to examine our books |
| control account | an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger |
profit and loss
profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
| suspense account | an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification |
| current account | that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments |