double entry

noun Bookkeeping.

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.

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Origin of double entry

First recorded in 1715–25

OTHER WORDS FROM double entry

double-entry, adjective

Words nearby double entry

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British Dictionary definitions for double entry

double entry

noun

  1. a book-keeping system in which any commercial transaction is entered as a debit in one account and as a credit in anotherCompare single entry
  2. (as modifier)double-entry book-keeping
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