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Vocab list 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chart of accounts | A chart of accounts (COA) is a master index of all financial accounts in a company's general |
| Credit | Credit is an agreement where a lender gives money, goods, or services to a borrower who promises to pay for them later |
| debit | A debit is an accounting entry that records money taken out of an account |
| double-entry accounting | Double-entry accounting is a bookkeeping system where every financial transaction is recorded across at least two accounts as equal and opposite debits and credits |
| ledger | A ledger is a book, file, or digital record that stores a business or organization's financial transactions |
| normal balance | normal balance is the expected side—either debit or credit—where an account increases |
| T account | A T-account is a visual tool used in double-entry bookkeeping that looks like the letter |