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books of original entry

books of original entry is the plural of book of original entry.

Meaning of book of original entry

Noun

book of original entry (plural books of original entry)

  1. A record book in which all transactions (or all of a certain class) of a business are recorded and from entries are made in accounting records such as the general ledger or subsidiary ledgers.
    • When a transaction has been written down at length in a book of original entry, there is generally no occasion to make another minute of the same transaction before it is posted.1850, P[atrick] MacGregor, A Practical Treatise on Book-keeping, page 179

Questions about books of original entry

What is books of original entry the plural of?
Books of original entry is the plural of book of original entry.

Words near books of original entry in the dictionary

  1. books of condolence
  2. books of first entry
  3. books of hours
  4. books of lading
  5. Books of Moses
  6. books of original entry
  7. books of prime entry
  8. books of rates
  9. books of reference
  10. books of shadows
  11. books of the film

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