account

account
1. A statement of indebtedness from one person to another; an invoice. A provider of professional services or of goods may render an account to a client or customer, and a solicitor selling a house on a person's behalf will render an account of the sale, which may show that the solicitor owes the seller the proceeds of the sale, less expenses.

2. A named segment of a ledger recording transactions relevant to the person or the matter named. Accounts consist of two sides; increases are recorded on one side and decreases on the other. Accounts may be kept in a written form in a ledger, they may be on loose cards, or they may held in a computer.

3. An account ...

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