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| book value |
the value of a business, asset, share of stock, or the like, as shown in the financial accounting records. (Cf. market value.) |
| capitalize |
in accounting, to treat (expenditures) as assets. [1/4 definitions] |
| cost accounting |
an accounting system in which all costs of production and distribution are itemized and allocated, as to various products. |
| credit |
in accounting, value received by or existing in an account. (Cf. debit.) [1/12 definitions] |
| depreciation |
an allowance made for this decrease in accounting or for tax purposes. [1/4 definitions] |
| fiscal year |
an accounting period that covers any twelve consecutive months, at the end of which the books are closed and profit or loss is determined. |
| rationalization |
the act or process of accounting for one's behavior, events, or the like, with seemingly reasonable and logical explanations which are actually self-serving attempts to excuse or justify. |
| record |
an accounting of criminal acts. [1/15 definitions] |
| working capital |
in accounting, the amount left over when all liabilities have been subtracted from the figure representing an individual's or group's total assets. [1/2 definitions] |
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