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tie out

tie out verb: to validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of numbers or figures; audit.

Verb

tie out (third-person singular simple present ties out, present participle tying out, simple past and past participle tied out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of numbers or figures; audit
    • The prior year's numbers can generally be tied out to previously published numbers, and applicable accounting systems are a good source to garner both the prior and current year numbers.2015, Joseph D. Rotman, The Industry Accountant's Intelligence Briefing

Forms of tie out

third-person singular presentties out
present participletying out
past participletied out
pasttied out

Questions about tie out

What does tie out mean?
Tie out means to validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of numbers or figures; audit.
What part of speech is tie out?
Tie out is a verb.
What is the past tense of tie out?
The past tense of tie out is tied out.

Words near tie out in the dictionary

  1. tie off
  2. tie one on
  3. tie oneself in knots
  4. tie oneself to the mast
  5. tie oneself up in knots
  6. tie out
  7. tie over
  8. tie periwig
  9. tie periwigs
  10. tie pin
  11. tie pins

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