The action of granting a sum of money, esp. to cover expenses; allocation of money for a particular purpose. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > specific processes (13) allowance1528 The action of granting a sum of money, esp. to cover expenses; allocation of money for a particular purpose. Now rare. allocation1535 The action of allowing or admitting an item in an account; an instance of this. Also: the item so allowed; an allowance; (sometimes) spec. a portion… writing1732 In financial contexts, with back, down, off, and up, now chiefly denoting various accountancy actions, process, or adjustments expressed by the… liquidating1749 set-off1766 Commerce and Law. An act of ‘setting off’ one item of account against another, i.e. of reckoning the former as a counterbalance to or a deduction… write-back1873 The act or process of restoring to profit a provision for bad or doubtful debts, tax, or other liabilities previously made against profits and no… whack1885 A dividing up of accounts. Also more generally, a sharing-up or distribution. clear-up1901 With adverbs: clear-out, an act of clearing out (see to clear out at clear, v. phrasal verbs); clear-up, an act of clearing up, spec. the settlement… virement1902 A strictly regulated process of transferring items, esp. public funds, from one financial account to another. accrual accounting1915 the practice of accounting on an accrual basis. writedown1920 In accounting: a reduction in the nominal value of goods or stock, so as to take account of depreciation, obsolescence, a previous overvaluation… accruals accounting1963 = accrual accounting n. at compounds 1b. cookie jar1975 As a modifier, designating or relating to an accounting practice in which a company sets aside money when it is performing well and uses it in later… |
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