"tick and tie" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ticks and ties [present, singular, third-person], ticking and tying [participle, present], ticked and tied [participle, past], ticked and tied [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|tick<> and tie<>}} tick and tie (third-person singular simple present ticks and ties, present participle ticking and tying, simple past and past participle ticked and tied)
  1. (accounting) To make sure that every item in a ledger or in an inventory is accounted for and properly connected to other items to which it relates. Categories (topical): Accounting

Inflected forms

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