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Accounting Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Account | is a subdivision under assets, liabilities, or owner's equity |
| Accounting Equation | The relationship between assets and two types of equities(liability and owners equity). |
| Accounts Payable | is the amount owed, or payable, to the creditor of a business |
| Assets | property or items of value owned by the business are referred to as |
| Business Transaction | is an economic event that causes a change either an increase or a decrease- in assets, liabilities, or owner's equity |
| Credit | you buy something and agree to pay for it later |
| Creditor | a person or business selling you the item on credit in other words |
| Equities | the accounting term for financial claims to assets |
| Expense | is the cost of the products or services used to operate a business |
| Financial Claim | is a legal right to an item |
| Investment | is money or the other property paid out in order to produce profit |
| Liabilities | the creditors claims to assets of the businesses |
| On Account | when a business buys an item on credit |
| Owner's Equity | the owners claims to assets of the businesses |
| Property | anything of value that a person or business owns and therefore controls |
| Revenue | Income earned from the sale of goods or service |
| Withdrawal | decreases both assets and owner's equity |
| Account Receivable | the total amount of money owned by a business; is an asset |