double-entry

adjective

Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

Meanings

adjectivedouble-entry (not comparable)
  1. not comparableaccountingDescribing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

Translations

Catalan de partida doble
  • de partida dobledescribing a method of bookkeeping
Danish dobbelt bogholderi
  • dobbelt bogholderidescribing a method of bookkeeping
Dutch dubbele boekhouding, dubbel boekhouden
  • dubbele boekhoudingdescribing a method of bookkeeping
  • dubbel boekhoudendescribing a method of bookkeeping
Finnish kahdenkertainen
  • kahdenkertainendescribing a method of bookkeeping
French en partie double
  • en partie doubledescribing a method of bookkeeping
German doppelt
  • doppeltdescribing a method of bookkeeping
Greek διπλογραφία
  • διπλογραφία (diplografía)describing a method of bookkeeping
Polish księgowość podwójna
  • księgowość podwójnadescribing a method of bookkeeping
Romanian în partidă dublă
  • în partidă dublădescribing a method of bookkeeping
Cite this entry
APA

double-entry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-entry

MLA

“double-entry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-entry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-entry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-entry.

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