noun

accounts

accounts, financial records

The company's accounts are checked every year.

The company's accounts are checked every year.

He is in charge of the sales accounts.

He is in charge of the sales accounts.

((the company's accounts)) the financial records of a company The company's accounts must be audited.

Synonyms: books, records, ledgers, financial statements

Plural of 'account'. From Old French 'aconter', meaning 'to count, reckon'.

Think of 'accounts' as the collection of all the numbers you need to 'count' for a business.

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