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trial balance

noun Bookkeeping.

a statement of all the open debit and credit items, made preliminary to balancing a double-entry ledger.

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Origin of trial balance

First recorded in 1830–40
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British Dictionary definitions for trial balance

trial balance

noun

accounting a statement of all the debit and credit balances in the ledger of a double-entry system, drawn up to test their equality
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