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 |
routine
modus operandi | an unvarying or habitual method or procedure |
| accounting | a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
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 |
routine
subroutine
subprogram
procedure
function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
| dump routine | a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium |
| input routine | a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store |
| library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library |
| output routine | a routine that controls an output device |
| recursive routine | a routine that can call itself |
| reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly |
supervisory routine
executive routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines |
| tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program |
utility routine
service routine | a routine that can be used as needed |
| accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes, he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions |
act routine number turn
bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
| 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 |
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 |
everyday
mundane
quotidian
routine
unremarkable
workaday | found in the ordinary course of events, a placid everyday scene, it was a routine day, there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute- Anita Diamant |