Meanings
nounchargeback (countable and uncountable, plural chargebacks)
plural chargebacks
- countableuncountablebankingA reversal of an accounting entry, especially of a disputed credit card transaction.
- countableuncountablebusinessThe charging of the cost of business resources to the departments, divisions, or projects that use them (that is, to specific cost centers).
An effective way to build accountability is to charge back workers' compensation costs to each department. Usually the costs are sufficiently high to provide incentive and the chargeback places these costs into the regular system of accountability.
2006, Dan MacLeod, The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry, page 121
Origin
Translations
Dutch terugvordering
- terugvorderingreversal of an accounting entry
Finnish oikaisu (see also oikaisupyyntö), takaisinveloitus
- oikaisu (see also oikaisupyyntö)reversal of an accounting entry
- takaisinveloitusreversal of an accounting entry
French rétrofacturation
- rétrofacturationreversal of an accounting entry
Portuguese estorno
- estornoreversal of an accounting entry
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