book-keeping by double entry
1book-keeping — ˈbook ˌkeeping also book keeping noun [uncountable] ACCOUNTING the recording of all the money received into and paid out from a business: • Every business must have an accounts function where income and expenditure book keeping is done. ˌdouble… …
2double entry book-keeping — ➔ book keeping …
3Double-entry bookkeeping system — A double entry bookkeeping system is a set of rules for recording financial information in a financial accounting system in which every transaction or event changes at least two different nominal ledger accounts. The name derives from the fact… …
4double-entry cost accounting — The maintenance of cost accounting records using the principles of double entry book keeping …
5double-entry book-keeping — A method of recording the transactions of a business in a set of accounts, such that every transaction has a dual aspect and therefore needs to be recorded in at least two accounts. For example, when a person (debtor) pays cash to a business for… …
6double-entry book-keeping — A method of recording the transactions of a business in a set of accounts, such that every transaction has a dual aspect and therefore needs to be recorded in at least two accounts. For example, when a person (debtor) pays cash to a business for… …
7single-entry book-keeping — A book keeping system that only records one aspect of each transaction, i.e. either a debit or a credit. Compare: double entry book keeping …
8Bookkeeping by double entry — Bookkeeping Book keep ing, n. The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts.… …
9book of prime entry — A book or record in which certain types of transaction are recorded before becoming part of the double entry book keeping system. The most common books of prime entry are the day book, the cash book, and the journal …
10book of prime entry — A book or record in which certain types of transaction are recorded before becoming part of the double entry book keeping system. The most common books of prime entry are the day book, the cash book, and the journal …
