Bookkeeping by double entry
- Bookkeeping 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. The books commonly used
are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See {Daybook},
{Cashbook}, {Journal}, and {Ledger}.
[1913 Webster]
{Bookkeeping by single entry}, the method of keeping books by
carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or
credit of a single account.
{Bookkeeping by double entry}, a mode of bookkeeping in which
two entries of every transaction are carried to the
ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account,
and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a
corresponding account, in order tha? the one entry may
check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of
its origin, the Italian method.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Bookkeeping by single 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double entry accounting — UK US noun [U] ACCOUNTING ► DOUBLE ENTRY BOOKKEEPING(Cf. ↑double entry bookkeeping) … Financial and business terms
double-entry bookkeeping — noun bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another • Syn: ↑double entry • Hypernyms: ↑bookkeeping, ↑clerking * * * ˌdouble entry ˈbookkeeping 7 [double entry bookkeeping] … Useful english dictionary
double entry bookkeeping — UK US noun [U] (also double entry accounting) ACCOUNTING ► the most commonly used system of recording financial information, in which each amount spent or received is recorded twice. For example, an amount a company spends to buy supplies is… … Financial and business terms
double entry — A bookkeeping system that lists each transaction twice in the ledger. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. double entry A bookkeeping system that lists each transaction twice in the … Law dictionary
Double entry — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double entry — may refer to:*The double entry bookkeeping system, also known as the double entry accounting system. *Double penetration *A pair of doors in the same opening e.g. French doorsee also*Reentry *Double entendre *Dual ported RAM … Wikipedia
Double entry — Entry En try, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F. entr[ e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf. {Entr[ e]e}.] 1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double entry — n. a system of bookkeeping in which every transaction is entered as both a debit and a credit in conformity with the underlying accounting equation which states that assets equal liabilities plus net worth double entry adj … English World dictionary
double entry — double entry, adj. Bookkeeping. a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another. Cf. single entry. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
