An adjunct account is a valuation account that increases the book value or carrying value of a liability account. For example, the account Unamortized Premium on Bonds Payable (or simply Bond Premium) is an adjunct account since its credit balance is added to the amount in Bonds Payable in determining the book value of the bonds.
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