accounting principle

a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions ;

accounting standard

a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions ;

accounting system

a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts ;

accounts payable

a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services ;

accounts receivable

a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services ;

accouterment

clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing ;

accoutrement

clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing ;

accra

the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port ;

accreditation

the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools" ;

accretion

(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) ; an increase by natural growth or addition ; (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment ; (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles ; (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases ; something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" ;

accroides

an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper ;

accroides gum

an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper ;

accroides resin

an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper ;

accrual

the act of accumulating ;

accrual basis

a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made ;

accruement

the act of accumulating ;

acculturation

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" ; the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure ; all the knowledge and values shared by a society ;

accumulation

the act of accumulating ; several things grouped together or considered as a whole ; (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation ; an increase by natural growth or addition ;

accumulator

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register ; a voltaic battery that stores electric charge ; a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) ;

accumulator register

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register ;

accuracy

the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" ; (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy" ;

accusal

a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt ;

accusation

an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" ; a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt ;

accusative

the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb ;

accusative case

the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb ;

accused

a defendant in a criminal proceeding ;

accuser

someone who imputes guilt or blame ;

ace

a serve that the receiver is unable to reach ; one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face ; a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey ; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field ; the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" ;

ace inhibitor

antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure ;

ace of clubs

the ace in the club suit ;

ace of diamonds

the ace in the diamond suit ;

ace of hearts

the ace in the heart suit ;

ace of spades

the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death ;

acebutolol

an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension ;

acedia

apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) ;

acellular slime mold

a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes ;

acentric chromosome

a chromosome lacking a centromere ;

acephalia

absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) ;

acephalism

absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) ;

acephaly

absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) ;