| Money | Notes and coins |
| ACCEPTANCE HOUSE | institution that accepts financial instruments & agrees to honour them should the borrower default |
| ACCOUNT | a structured record of transactions |
| ACCOUNTANCY | the practice of accounting |
| ACCOUNTANT | a professional person who maintains and checks business records |
| ACCOUNTING COST | the cost of maintaining and checking business records |
| ACCOUNTING CYCLE | the regular process of formally updating a firm's financial position |
| ACCOUNTING CODE | a number assigned to a particular account |
| ACCOUNTING EVENT | a transaction recorded in a particular book of account |
| ACCOUNTING FEES | payments paid to an accountant for preparing accounts |
| ACCOUNTING INSOLVENCY | the condition that a company is in when its liabilities exceed its assets |
| ACCOUNTING MANUAL | a collection of accounting instructions |
| ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | the amount that a company owes for goods or services obtained on credit |
| ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT | a unit in a company that deals with accounts |
| AGED DEBT | a debt that is overdue by one or more given periods |
| ADVANCED PAYMENT | an amount paid before it is earned |
| ADJUSTED BOOK VALUE | the value of a company in terms of the current market values |
| ACCRUED INCOME | money that has been earned but not yet received |