- present participle of account.
accounting
Example Sentences
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Wildberries is Russia's largest online retailer, accounting for up to 10 percent of the country's entire retail turnover, according to Russian media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
With natural gas accounting for 12% of German power generation, and with half of German homes fitted with gas boilers, German households are also being affected.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
That figure far exceeds the 22 total closures seen in all of 2025, while accounting for about 43% of all U.S.-listed ETF closures this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The federal government also does not keep a comprehensive accounting.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
All luck, no accounting for it, except for the fact that I always sell my stock fast.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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Vocabulary lists containing accounting
Fish in a Tree
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 1-3
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 5
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