double entry

collocation in English

meaningsofdoubleandentry

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withentry.
double
adjective
uk
/ˈdʌb.əl/us
/ˈdʌb.əl/
twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar ...
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entry
noun
uk
/ˈen.tri/us
/ˈen.tri/
the act of entering a place or joining a particular society ...
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(Definition ofdoubleandentryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdouble entry

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Selection of sampling units was carried out with the aid of adoubleentrytable of pseudorandom numbers.
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With the three traditional parameters alone, adoubleentryfor the same verb in the lexicon is inevitable, thus making the lexicon unnecessarily large.
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To post that sum twice in the same ledger is gross carelessness, and that will not be altered by any system ofdoubleentry.
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People should be taught simpledoubleentrybook-keeping because they do not understand what is going on.
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Regulation 89 has been continued in the previous line, line 46, and we do not desire this system ofdoubleentryto continue.
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I cannot see what there is to prevent adoubleentryfrom taking place, at any rate by inadvertence.
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I do not know whether that is a modern system ofdoubleentryin which railway companies indulge, but it seems extraordinary to me.
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Most involve the careful inspection of accounts—doubleentryaccounts.
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What then is the purpose of making this bookkeepingdoubleentry?
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Thisdoubleentrybook-keeping obviously goes some way towards undermining confidence in a consistent and credible effort to reduce government aid which distorts competition.
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