Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trial balance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: tri-al bal-ance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.

Inflected Forms

trial balances (plural)

Questions

What does trial balance mean?: A statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.

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