Accounting vs. Finance

Accountingverb

present participle of account

Accountingnoun

(accounting) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of a business or other organization.

Accountingnoun

A relaying of events; justification of actions.

Accountingadjective

Of or relating to accounting.

Accountingnoun

a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes;

Accountingnoun

a system that provides quantitative information about finances

Accountingnoun

the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

Accountingnoun

a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

Accountingnoun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance;

Accounting

Accounting or accountancy is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the , measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators.

Financenoun

The management of money and other assets.

Financenoun

The science of management of money and other assets.

Financenoun

Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.

Financenoun

The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.

Financeverb

(intransitive) To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.

Financeverb

To pay ransom.

Financeverb

(transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.

Financeverb

To extort ransom from.

Financenoun

The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.

Financenoun

The science of raising and expending the public revenue.

Financeverb

To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.

Financenoun

the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

Financenoun

the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets

Financenoun

the management of money and credit and banking and investments

Financeverb

obtain or provide money for;

Financeverb

sell or provide on credit

Finance

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how an individual, company or government acquires money – called capital in the context of a business – and how they spend or invest that money.