What is the meaning of double entry?

double entry is a method of bookkeeping in which there are two entries for each transaction, one as a debit and the other as a credit, that check and balance each other.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). double entry. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/double_entry/definitions/1152367
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "double entry" http://smartdefine.org/double_entry/definitions/1152367 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, double entry, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/double_entry/definitions/1152367>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "double entry" 21 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/double_entry/definitions/1152367>
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