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double-entry

double-entry adjective: describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

Adjective

double-entry (not comparable)

  1. Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

Questions about double-entry

What does double-entry mean?
Double-entry means describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.
What part of speech is double-entry?
Double-entry is an adjective.

Words near double-entry in the dictionary

  1. double-enders
  2. double-ending
  3. double-ends
  4. double-entendre
  5. double-entendres
  6. double-entry
  7. double-exposure
  8. double-exposures
  9. double-eyed
  10. double-faced
  11. double-fault

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