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present participle and gerund of account examples
usually uncountable, plural accountings
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business. examples
A relaying of events; justification of actions. examples
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them. quotations examples
In contrast, an accounting for profits, or accounting— a distinct form of relief that the majority groups with disgorgement — has a well-accepted definition: It compels a defendant to account for, and repay to a plaintiff, those profits that belong to the plaintiff in equity.
2020, Liu v. SEC (U.S. Supreme Court No. 18-1501), Justice Thomas dissenting