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  • 1profit and loss account — index budget Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 profit and loss account …

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  • 2account — a record of a business transaction. When you buy something on credit, the company you are dealing with sets up an account . This means it sets up a record of what you buy and what you pay. You will do the same thing with any customers to whom you …

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  • 3profit and loss account — noun an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss • Syn: ↑profit and loss • Hypernyms: ↑account, ↑accounting, ↑account statement * * * ˌprofit and ˈloss account [profit and loss account] …

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  • 4profit and loss account — 1. A statement showing a company s income and expenditure over a period of time, usually one year. Part of the financial statements of the company. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary 2. A reserve in a company s balance sheet,… …

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  • 5profit and loss account — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms profit and loss account : singular profit and loss account plural profit and loss accounts business a document that shows how much money was received and spent by a company during a particular period of time,… …

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  • 6profit and loss statement — statement of revenue and expenses showing the profit or loss for a certain period of time. Glossary of Business Terms * * * profit and loss statement UK US noun [C] US ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT(Cf. ↑profit and loss account) …

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  • 7account — /əˈkaʊnt / (say uh kownt) noun 1. a verbal or written recital of particular transactions and events; narrative: an account of everything as it happened. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes,… …

  • 8profit on manufacture — production profit The margin obtained when manufactured items or finished goods are transferred from the factory at a price in excess of the cost of production. The technique is used in organizations wishing to submit the production departments… …

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  • 9Profit tax — in Hong Kong is Direct tax and also classified into Income tax.According to Cap.112 Hong Kong Ordinance, Inland Reveue Ordinance (in short, IRO) IRO Section 14, unless otherwise provides, profit tax shall be charged at the standard rate on any… …

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  • 10profit-and-loss account — UK US noun [C] UK (US profit and loss statement) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a document that shows a company s profit or loss in a particular period: »This loss would be shown as a charge in the profit and loss account. → See also EARNINGS REPORT(Cf.… …

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