Definition of ACCOUNTANCY

accountancy

Plural: accountancies

Noun

  • the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
  • 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.
  • A company or organisation that performs such a function.

Origin / Etymology

From account + -ancy.

Synonyms

accounting

Scrabble Score: 20

accountancy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
accountancy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
accountancy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

accountancy: valid Words With Friends Word