- present participle of account.
accounting
Example Sentences
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Another case authorities are pursuing focuses on an employee at KPMG, the global accounting and consulting firm, people familiar with that investigation said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Throughout the decision, Copeland took issue with some of Sami’s tax records — even though he has a degree in accounting, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
United most commonly defended in a 4-2-2-2 last season under Carrick, accounting for 55.9% of their out-of-possession shapes.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That makes China the largest buyer of Iranian crude oil by a wide margin, accounting for more than 90% of Iran’s oil exports, according to the commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The errors, then, lie not in the abstractness or concreteness, not in geometry or physics, but in a calculator who does not know how to make a true accounting.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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