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Cost centre

A business unit that is only responsible for the expenses it incurs. Examples of cost centres are Accounting, Human Resources and Research and Development.

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Credit control

Credit control is the system used by a business to make sure that it gives credit only to customers who are able to pay, and that customers pay on time.

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Credit note

A note stating that an amount has been credited to a customer or organisation’s account.

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Credit score

A credit score is a number that reflects the likelihood of you paying credit back. Lenders like banks and credit card companies will look at your credit his...

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Credit status

An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor (an individual, a business, company or a government), predicting their ability to pay back the debt...

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Customer account

A customer account record is the basic unit of information about a customer that resides in a CRM, or customer relationship management system.

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Customer order

Purchase order from the customer to the vendor containing product codes and inventory requirements.

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Customer report

This report provides details of customer transactions posted, for either a single posting date or a range of dates.

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Data protection

The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. Everyone responsible for using data h...

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Daybook

Descriptive and chronological recording of day-to-day financial transactions.

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