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1. abandonee, n. View full entry 1804
...A person to whom anything is formally or legally abandoned; spec. (in marine insurance) the underwriters to whom all interest in property insured is relinquished after a loss (cf. ...
2. abye, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To buy, purchase (something); to pay a price for (something); to obtain (something) at the cost of labour or suffering. Also (and in earliest use) Theol.: to redeem,...
3. acatallactic, n. and adj. View full entry 1842
...A matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money. Obs.rare....
4. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
5. acceptant, n. and adj. View full entry 1598
...A person who accepts or receives something; spec. (Finance) the acceptor of a bill of exchange or draft....
6. accepter, n. View full entry ?a1425
...A person who or thing which accepts or receives something. Cf. acceptor1b....
7. accepting, n. View full entry 1395
...undue partiality on personal grounds, favouritism; an instance of this. Cf. accept2....
8. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
9. accountability, n. View full entry 1750
...The quality of being accountable; liability to account for and answer for one's conduct, performance of duties, etc. (in modern use often with regard to parliamentary, corporate, or financial liability to the...
10. accountancy, n. View full entry 1699
...The art of formally recording, classifying, and interpreting financial transactions and associated events, and of calculating taxes due, esp. within the context of a business; the profession, practice, or duties of an...
11. accountantship, n. View full entry 1640
...The theory or practice of accounting. = accountancy1. Now rare....
12. accounted, adj. View full entry 1550
...That is counted; reckoned, considered. Also: calculated according to the principles of accountancy....
13. accounter, n. View full entry a1400
...A person who accounts, reckons, or calculates. Also: one who presents an account (of money, responsibilities, etc.). Cf. accountant, counter1a....
14. accounting, n. View full entry a1387
...The action or process of reckoning, counting, or computing; numeration, computation, calculation; (also) an instance of this. Occas. in extended uses. Now chiefly in sense 1b....
15. accountless, adj. View full entry 1649
...Free from accountableness; irresponsible. Obs.rare....
16. accrual, n. View full entry 1768
...The action or process of accrue; (Law) = accretion5(b) (now rare); (also) an instance of this. Cf. accruement...
17. accrued, adj. View full entry 1656
...Accumulated or increased by growth; (esp. of interest, leave) built up over time....
18. accruement, n. View full entry 1607
...Something that accrues or has accrued; an addition or accession by natural growth; an increment. Also (occas.): an accumulation....
19. acid test, n. View full entry 1759
...A chemical test involving reaction with an acid (occas., a test for an acid); spec. a test for gold or other precious metal using nitric acid....
20. acker, n.2 View full entry 1937
...A piastre. hist. in later use....
