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beancounting

beancounting noun: the act or policy of relying on quantitative measurable details, especially those concerned with expenses and profits, as opposed to seeking a broader understanding of something.

Noun

beancounting

  1. The act or policy of relying on quantitative measurable details, especially those concerned with expenses and profits, as opposed to seeking a broader understanding of something.
    • Birt was 'obsessed with systems and procedures and power diagrams and channels of accountability' and 'turned the BBC into a beancounting Babel'.2016, Tom Mills, The BBC: Myth of a Public Service
    • A proud bureaucrat, Hermes serves as Planet Express's accountant, although, as we will discuss, his role goes well beyond the traditional beancounting activities we associate with accounting.2016, Michael A. Allen, Justin S. Vaughn, Poli Sci Fi: An Introduction to Political Science through Science Fiction, page 130

Origin of beancounting

From bean + counting.

Questions about beancounting

What does beancounting mean?
Beancounting means the act or policy of relying on quantitative measurable details, especially those concerned with expenses and profits, as opposed to seeking a broader understanding of something.
What part of speech is beancounting?
Beancounting is a noun.

Words near beancounting in the dictionary

  1. beancakes
  2. beancaper
  3. beancount
  4. beancounter
  5. beancounters
  6. beancounting
  7. beancounts
  8. beancurd
  9. beancurds
  10. Beane
  11. beaneater

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