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Chapter 3
Accouting
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Property | Anything of Value that a person or business owns and therefore controls |
| Financial Claim | Legal right to an item |
| Credit | Buy something and agree to pay for it later |
| Creditor | The business person selling u something on credit |
| Assets | Property owned by business |
| Equities | Financial claims to assests |
| Owners equity | Owners claim to assets in dollar form |
| Liabilities | Debt of the business |
| Accounting equation | Assets= Liabilities Plus Owners equity |
| business transaction | Economic event that causes a change- either an increase or a decrease |
| Account | Subdivision under assets, liabilities or owners equity |
| Accounts recieveable | total amount of money owed to a business- money to be received later |
| Accounts payable | Amount owed or payable to the creditors if a business |
| Investment | Money or other property paid out in order to produce profit |
| On account | Buying an item on credit |
| revenue | Income earned from the sale goods or services |
| Expense | Cost off products or services used to operate a business |
| Withdrawl | Owner will take cash or other assets from business for personal use |