adjusting entry

noun

A journal entry made to ensure that some financial activity is assigned to the posting period in which the activity occurred.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounadjusting entry (plural adjusting entries)

plural adjusting entries

  1. accountingA journal entry made to ensure that some financial activity is assigned to the posting period in which the activity occurred.
Cite this entry
APA

adjusting entry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjusting%20entry

MLA

“adjusting entry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjusting%20entry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adjusting entry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adjusting%20entry.

Source: adjusting entry on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.