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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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At Joon Um’s tax and accounting firm, new clients are told to finish their paperwork by March 1, or his team may be too busy to make the April 15 deadline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

With a handful of tech companies accounting for such a large chunk of the stock market, any shift in investor sentiment can easily drag the entire market down.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Private-credit lenders are also increasing loan issuance fees and applying conservative underwriting to industries such as accounting due to AI threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Turkey was the country where most abandonments took place, accounting for 61 cases last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Before, she thought it was the sign of a very good assistant, never accounting for how deceptive such an appearance might be.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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