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accounting of

accounting of is the present participle and gerund of account of.

Meaning of account of

Verb

account of (third-person singular simple present accounts of, present participle accounting of, simple past and past participle accounted of)

  1. (archaic, transitive, now usually passive voice) To esteem; to prize; to value.
    • Valentine. I mean that her beauty is exquisite, but her favour infinite. / Speed. That's because the one is painted, and the other out of all count. / Valentine. How painted? and how out of count? / Speed. Marry, sir, so painted, to make her fair, that no man counts of her beauty. / Valentine. How...1591, William Shakespeare, edited by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, published 1921, page 17

Questions about accounting of

What is accounting of the present participle and gerund of?
Accounting of is the present participle and gerund of account of.

Words near accounting of in the dictionary

  1. accounting equation
  2. accounting equations
  3. accounting for
  4. accounting machine
  5. accounting machines
  6. accounting of
  7. accounting period
  8. accounting periods
  9. accounting profit
  10. accounting profits
  11. accounting to

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