Bookkeeping by single entry
- 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 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 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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single-entry accounting — A system of tracking business income and expenses that requires each item of income or expense to be recorded just once. Compare: double entry accounting Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Accounting, Bookkeeping & Finances… … Law dictionary
single entry — noun a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account • Syn: ↑single entry bookkeeping • Hypernyms: ↑bookkeeping, ↑clerking * * * noun : a method or system of bookkeeping that recognizes only one side of a business… … Useful english dictionary
single-entry bookkeeping — noun a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account • Syn: ↑single entry • Hypernyms: ↑bookkeeping, ↑clerking … Useful english dictionary
