Accounting Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| journal | a form for recording transactions in chronological order. |
| journalizing | recording transactions in a journal. |
| special amount column | a journal amount column headed with an account title. |
| general amount column | a journal amount column that is not headed with an account title. |
| entry | information for each transaction recorded in a journal. |
| double-entry accounting | the recording of debit and credit parts of a transaction. |
| source document | a business paper from which information is obtained for a journal entry. |
| check | a business form ordering a bank to pay cash from a bank account. |
| invoice | a form describing the goods or services sold, the quantity, and the price. |
| sales invoice | an invoice used as a source document for recording a sale on account. |
| receipt | a business form giving written acknowledgement for cash received. |
| memorandum | a form on which a brief message is written describing a transaction. |
| proving cash | determining that the amount of cash agrees with the accounting records. |
| ledger | a group of accounts |
| general ledger | a ledger that contains all accounts needed to prepare financial statements. |
| account number | the number assigned to an account. |
| file maintenance | the procedure for arranging accounts in a general ledger, assigning account numbers, and keeping records current. |
| opening an account | writing an account title and number on the heading of an account. |
| posting | transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account. |
| correcting entry | a journal entry made to correct an error in the ledger. |
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