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 |
cash bar | a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
accounting | a system that provides quantitative information about finances |
basis base foundation fundament groundwork cornerstone | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained, the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
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 |
accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes, he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions |
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 |
Cash Johnny Cash John Cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (-) |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months |
advance cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
cash card cashcard | a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
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 |
accrual basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made |
cash basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made |
petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
footing basis ground | a relation that provides the foundation for something, they were on a friendly footing, he worked on an interim basis |
basis base | the most important or necessary part of something, the basis of this drink is orange juice |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
cash cash in | exchange for cash, I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail |
cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on |
pay cash | pay (for something) with cash |
cash out | choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals, After decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia |
cash-and-carry | sold for cash and the customer carries it away (no delivery service), cash-and-carry business |
regularly on a regular basis | in a regular manner, letters arrived regularly from his children |
irregularly on an irregular basis | in an irregular manner, her letters arrived irregularly |
individually separately singly severally one by one on an individual basis | apart from others, taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square, the fine points are treated singly |
C.O.D. COD cash on delivery | collecting the charges upon delivery, mail a package C.O.D. |