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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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These benefits remained even after accounting for early brain changes associated with Alzheimer's, including the buildup of proteins called amyloid and tau.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The company primarily caters to government customers, with the U.S. government accounting for 61% of its revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

She used to do the accounting for an Italian bakery and is thinking about going back to that, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

West Bengal is also home to India's second-largest Muslim population, accounting for roughly 14% of the country's 172 million Muslims, according to the 2011 census.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Supervising this entire phase of the operation was a medical officer with a flair for accounting who okayed pulses and checked the figures of the tally clerk.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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