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Record 1 1989-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
CONT

Accounting Systems. Synoptic: a multi-step manual bookkeeping system which requires separate entries to the journals and ledgers.

OBS

synoptic: A bookkeeping record listing all of the transactions of a business. Usually a book of original entry. A distinctly Canadian Term, not used elsewhere. [Coopers and Lybrand, "The Glossary: A Collection of Business and Financial Terms and Expressions", 1981, 3rd edition]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité

Spanish

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