"adjusting entry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adjusting entries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} adjusting entry (plural adjusting entries)
  1. (accounting) A journal entry made to ensure that some financial activity is assigned to the posting period in which the activity occurred. Wikipedia link: adjusting entry Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-adjusting_entry-en-noun-KPQTrXko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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