account vs accounting

account and accounting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
account	Yes	No	Yes	No
accounting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accounting is a hyponym of account; that is, accounting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than account:

account: a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
accounting: a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes

As nouns, account and accounting are synonyms defined as:

account and accounting: a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance

Other synonyms of account include account statement.

account (noun)	accounting (noun)
the quality of taking advantage	the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
importance or value	a system that provides quantitative information about finances
a record or narrative description of past events	a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered	a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
a short account of the news	a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
the act of informing by verbal report
grounds
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services

account (verb)	accounting (verb)
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
to give an account or representation of in words
keep an account of
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something