activity
1436·updated May 12, 2026Activities are the major tasks performed by the organization to accomplish each of its functions. Activities are usually defined as part of processes or plans, and are documented in procedures. Several activities may be associated with each function. An activity is identified by the name it is given and its scope (or definition). The scope of the activity encompasses all of the transactions that take place in relation to it. Depending on the nature of the transactions involved, an activity may be performed in relation to one function, or it may be performed in relation to many functions. In cost accounting, an activity is the actual work task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services. An aggregation of activities performed within an organization that is useful for purposes of activity-based costing.
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- synonym
- actionactivenessbodily process
- alternatephrasing
- Activity
- plural
- activities
- possessive
- activity's
- pluralpossessive
- activities'
Framework definitions
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- Activities are the major tasks performed by the organization to accomplish each of its functions. Activities are usually defined as part of processes or plans, and are documented in procedures. Several activities may be associated with each function. An activity is identified by the name it is given and its scope (or definition). The scope of the activity encompasses all of the transactions that take place in relation to it. Depending on the nature of the transactions involved, an activity may be performed in relation to one function, or it may be performed in relation to many functions. In cost accounting, an activity is the actual work task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services. An aggregation of activities performed within an organization that is useful for purposes of activity-based costing.
- §1
- Activities are the major tasks performed by the organization to accomplish each of its functions. Activities are usually defined as part of processes or plans, and are documented in procedures. Several activities may be associated with each function. An activity is identified by the name it is given and its scope (or definition). The scope of the activity encompasses all of the transactions that take place in relation to it. Depending on the nature of the transactions involved, an activity may be performed in relation to one function, or it may be performed in relation to many functions. In cost accounting, an activity is the actual work task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services. An aggregation of activities performed within an organization that is useful for purposes of activity-based costing.
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- Set of cohesive tasks of a process.
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- Work that an organization performs using business processes; can be singular or compound.
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- any specific behavior
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- the trait of being active
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- an organic process that takes place in the body
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- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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- the state of being active
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- (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction