balancing the books
Definition
Closing up of accounts at the end of an accounting period, by bringing the totals of their debit and credit sides into agreement, and thus to determine the profit or loss made during that period.
balancing the books is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
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