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Chpt. 3 Accounting
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Business transations | An economic event that causes a change-- either a increase or a decrease-- in assets, liabilities, or owners equity |
| Account | a subdivision under assets, liabilities, or owners equity that summarizes the changes and shows the balance for a specific item. |
| Accounts recievable | The amount of money owed to a business by its credit customer |
| Accounts payable | The amount of money owed to a business by its credit cusomers |
| Account equation | The accounting relationship between assets and the two types of equities assets = liabilities + owners equity |
| Assets | Things that are resources owned by a company and which have future economic value that can be measured and can be expressed in dollars. Examples include cash, investments, accounts receivable, inventory, supplies, land, buildings, equipment, and vehicles. |
| Credit | An agreement to pay for a purchase at a later time; an entry on the right side of an account |
| Creditor | A business or person to whom money is owed |
| Equiities | The total financial claims to the assets of a business |
| Expense | The cost of goods or services used to operate a business |
| Financial claim | Legal right to an item |
| Investment | Money or other property provided for the purpose of making a profit. |
| Liabilities | Amounts owed to creditors; the claims of creditors to the assets of a business |
| On account | The purchase of an item on credit |
| Owners equity | The owners claims to the assets of the business |
| Property | It is the second long term asset section after current assets. Included are land, buildings, leasehold improvements, equipment, furniture, fixtures, delivery trucks, automobiles, etc. that are owned by the company. |
| Revenue | revenue in business is the gross income received by an entity from its normal business activities before any expenses have been deducted. |
| Withdrawl | an act of taking money out of an account. |