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accountancy

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ac·coun·tant  (-kountnt)
n.
One that keeps, audits, and inspects the financial records of individuals or business concerns and prepares financial and tax reports.
ac·countan·cy (-tn-s) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accountancyaccountancy - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
accounting
job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
cost accounting - keeping account of the costs of items in production
bookkeeping, clerking - the activity of recording business transactions
inventory accounting - accounting that controls and evaluates inventory
carry forward, carry over - transfer from one time period to the next
Translations
accountancy [əˈkauntənsɪ] n → contabilidad f
accountancy [əˈkauntənsɪ] n → comptabilité f
accountancy [əˈkauntənsɪ] account n → Buchhaltung f
accountancy [əˈkauntənsɪ] n → ragioneria


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At first his manner was merely gruff and repellent, but as he discovered that Philip had no gift for accountancy he took pleasure in humiliating him; his attacks were gross and silly, but they wounded Philip, and in self-defence he assumed an attitude of superiority which he did not feel.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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