"accrual basis" meaning in English

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          "text": "Coordinate term: cash basis"
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        "A method of accounting that tracks income and expenditure when they become due, rather than when they actually occur."
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        "(finance, accounting, often attributive) A method of accounting that tracks income and expenditure when they become due, rather than when they actually occur."
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          "word": "accruals basis"
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        "attributive",
        "often",
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        "accounting",
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          "word": "comptabilité d’engagement"
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        "(finance, accounting, often attributive) A method of accounting that tracks income and expenditure when they become due, rather than when they actually occur."
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