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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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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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