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Momento Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

account or accounts

I'd like to know about a word in the accounting.

Could you tell me which is proper as to

"account payable" or "accounts payable" ?
  

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"Accounts payable" is a fixed expression - sort or a compound noun - the name of a category, or a file, or the head of a column; or the collective term for a group of accounts which are payable. ' " But you may say, "This account was payable two months ago," referring to a single account. " - A.

— Avangi

  • "Accounts payable" is a fixed expression - sort or a compound noun - the name of a category, or a file, or the head of a column; or the collective term for a group of accounts which are payable.
  • ' " But you may say, "This account was payable two months ago," referring to a single account.
  • " - A.
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"Accounts payable" is a fixed expression - sort or a compound noun - the name of a category, or a file, or the head of a column; or the collective term for a group of accounts which are payable. (This last usage could also be expressed as "payable accounts," but the accounting category is always expressed as "Accounts payable." That is, you could say, "The accounts I
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Avangi,

Thank you very much for your answer. It's clear explanation and easy to understand for me.

Thank you so much.
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