Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)accountinga convincing explanation that reveals basic causes“he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions”
(n)accountancy, accountingthe occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
(n)accounting, accounting system, method of accountinga bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
(n)account, accounting, account statementa statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance“they send me an accounting every month”