account number definition

account number

Numbers, letters, or alphanumeric code assigned to every significant customer, supplier, and lender for ease of reference in an organization's accounting records.

Code which identifies the holder of a bank account. Credit cards, for example, have a 16 digit account number as specified by both MasterCard and Visa organizations. Also called account code.

account number is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.

account number appears in the definitions of the following terms: magnetic stripe, account code, coupon book, check digit and point of sale terminal

account number appears in these other term: primary account number (PAN)

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