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double entry

noun

Definition of DOUBLE ENTRY

:  a method of bookkeeping that recognizes both sides of a business transaction by debiting the amount of the transaction to one account and crediting it to another account so the total debits equal the total credits
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First Known Use of DOUBLE ENTRY

1741

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