accounting: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with A · ends with G
Meaning of accounting
noun
- uncountable, usually
The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
- uncountable, usually
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
Example: He was required to give a thorough accounting of his time.
- uncountable, usually
An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
Listed forms: accountings.
Source: Wiktionary — accounting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of account
Base or related entry: account.
Source: Wiktionary — accounting.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for accounting.
noun
the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
noun
a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
- accounting system
- method of accounting
noun
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- account
- account statement
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is accounting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of accounting
A(1) + C(3) + C(3) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of accounting
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from accounting
173 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in accounting. Showing up to 24, longest first.