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Accountancynounthe occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a businessverified
Accountingnounthe occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a businessverified
Accounting DatanounMWEall the data that support a financial statement usually from ledgers, journals, and spreadsheetsverified
Accounting FirmnounMWEa firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a feeverified
Accounting Legend CodenounMWENumeric code used to indicate the minimum accounting controls required for items of accountable communications security (COMSEC) material within the COMSEC Material Control System.RequirementRegulatedCUI
Accounting NumbernounMWENumber assigned to an item of COMSEC material to facilitate its control.ArtifactRegulatedCDI
Accounting PrinciplenounMWEa principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactionsverified
Accounting StandardnounMWEa principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactionsverified
Accounting SystemnounMWEa bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a businessverified
Accreditationnounthe act of granting credit or recognition, especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standardsverified
Accreditation PackagenounMWEProduct comprised of a System Security Plan (SSP) and a report documenting the basis for the accreditation decision.ArtifactRegulatedCUI
Accrediting AuthoritynounMWESynonymous with Designated Accrediting Authority (DAA). See also Authorizing Official.OrganizationRegulated
Accretionnoun(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)verified
Accrual BasisnounMWEa method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or madeverified
Accumulationnoun(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporationverified
Accumulatornoun(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the registerverified
Accumulator RegisternounMWE(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the registerverified
Acedianounapathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)verified
Acerolanounacid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin Cverified
Acervulusnounsmall asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungiverified
Acetabulumnounthe cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket jointverified
Acetaldehydenouna colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugsverified
Acetamidenouna colorless solid amide of acetic acid used as a solvent and in the synthesis of organic compoundsverified
Acetic AcidnounMWEa colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticalsverified
Acetinnounany of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated togetherverified
Acetone BodynounMWEa ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the bodyverified
Acetonurianounexcessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvationverified
Acetophenetidinnouna white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyreticverified
Acetphenetidinnouna white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyreticverified
Acetumnounsour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservativeverified
Achilleanounany of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower headsverified
Achimenesnounany plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxiniasverified
Achiranouncanna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtainedverified
Achlorhydrianounan abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juiceverified
Acholianouna condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructedverified
Achromasianoununnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)verified
Achromatic LensnounMWEa compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberrationverified
Achromianounan absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cellsverified