trial balances

A form of trial balance — A statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trial balance
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