noun
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a keeping of account of an item in the books entered temporarily until its disposition can be determined.
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an item account of which is so kept in the books of accounts.
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an item, a valuable, deposited as pledge.
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suspension - a) a temporary barring from an office, school, etc.; b) a temporary stoppage of payment, service, etc.; c) a temporary cancelling, as of rules; d) a deferring of action on a sentence; e) a holding back of a judgment, etc.
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a conditional withdrawing.
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the state of not having been determined or settled; uncertainty.
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an investigation or examination; inquiry.
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the confidence reposed in a person who has been given nominal ownership of property, which is to be kept, used or administered for another's benefit; trust.