- present participle of account.
accounting
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Several months earlier, county auditors identified lax accounting procedures that resulted in LAHSA’s failure to pay its contractors on time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
As of June, the U.S. equity market remained far and away the most valuable in the world, accounting for nearly half of global stock-market capitalization, according to an analysis from Deutsche Bank.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026
Agribusiness is important for Idaho’s economy, accounting for 20% of its annual GDP, according to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Bergstrom auctioned a last pile of about 60 coins, and the total came to $2,047,000, by his accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Naturally, those pictorial signs consisted mainly of numerals plus nouns for visible objects; the resulting texts were merely accounting reports in a telegraphic shorthand devoid of grammatical elements.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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