cast up one's accounts

Definition

To come to an accounting; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; reckon.

Example Sentences

• "He was very careful to cast up his accounts every quarter ; which he did, that he might spend neither more nor less than what he could spend every year."
• "If a man should cast up his accounts once a week, or once a month, he may not be able to discern that he doth grow rich, and yet he may grow rich."
• "EVERY WISE MERCHANT will occasionally hold a stock-taking, when he will cast up his accounts, examine what he has on hand, and ascertain decisively whether his trade is prosperous or declining."