double entry
a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
Origin of double entry
1Other words from double entry
- double-entry, adjective
- Compare single entry.
Words Nearby double entry
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How to use double entry in a sentence
The book-keeper is abroad every where, with an indestructible faith in double entry.
Gladstone never allowed his religion to tint his statesmanship, and we all know businessmen who follow the double-entry scheme.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert HubbardBook-keeping by double entry is admirable, and records several things in an exact manner.
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleMrs. Deborah undertook, as a beginning, to teach the girl book-keeping by single and double entry.
The Chaplain of the Fleet | Walter Besant and James RiceNo girl who had once tackled book-keeping, by single and double entry, could want any more solid instruction.
The Chaplain of the Fleet | Walter Besant and James Rice
British Dictionary definitions for double entry
a book-keeping system in which any commercial transaction is entered as a debit in one account and as a credit in another: Compare single entry
(as modifier): double-entry book-keeping
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