- present participle of account.
accounting
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Berkshire ended June with $364.7 billion in cash and Treasury bills after accounting for a payable for purchasing some of the short-term government debt, a 4% decrease from three months earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
To date, Lyme disease is still by far the most commonly diagnosed, accounting for more than 80 percent of tick-related diseases, with 476,000 patients in the U.S. receiving treatment annually.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last year, the Greater Odesa ports accounted for more than 73 million tonnes of Ukraine's maritime exports, with grain accounting for 38 million tonnes.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The debacle was a driving force in the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which tightened regulations over governance, accounting and related-party transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
These new Indian hires had accounting backgrounds and were trained by Reuters, but they were paid standard local wages and vacation and health benefits.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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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