accountancy
The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports…The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
» It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
Meaning
2 senses(New Zealand, Philippines, UK, often, uncountable)The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
professional accountancy
chartered accountancy
Buchführungswesen
счетово́дствоsčetovódstvo, бухгалте́рияbuxgaltérija, бухга́лтерский учётbuxgálterskij učót
бухгалте́ріяbuxhaltérija, рахівни́цтвоraxivnýctvo
(countable)A company or organisation that performs such a function.
- the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
Examples
2 sentencesIt's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
I left Jeremy poring over his notes for his first accountancy exam tomorrow.
Translations
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Origin
From account + -ancy.From account + -ancy.
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Forms
plural: accountancies| Singular | accountancy |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business:accounting
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable