Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

811. Accounts — N. accounts, accompts†; commercial arithmetic, monetary

arithmetic; statistics &c (numeration) 85; money matters, finance, budget, bill, score, reckoning, account. books, account book, ledger; day book, cash book, pass book; journal; debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account; account current; balance, balance sheet; compte rendu [Fr.], account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts; profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts. bookkeeping, accounting, double entry bookkeeping, reckoning. audit. [person who keeps accounts] accountant, auditor, actuary, bookkeeper, bean counter [Sarc.]; financier &c 801; accounting party; chartered accountant, certified accountant; accounting firm, auditing firm. V. keep accounts, enter, post, book, credit, debit, carry over; take stock; balance accounts, make up accounts, square accounts, settle accounts, wind up accounts, cast up accounts; make accounts square, square accounts. bring to book, tax, surcharge and falsify. audit, field audit; check the books, verify accounts. falsify an account, garble an account, cook an account, cook the books, doctor an account. Adj. monetary &c 800; accountable, accounting.