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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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Just accounting for rental clothes and flights, you should expect to spend about $4,000 for both weddings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Publishing exec Jenny is well off, but nowhere near as wealthy as Marissa, who owns an accounting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

When the dust settled, the airline had added more than 28,000 domestic seats, and over 30,000 total when accounting for long-haul international flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In 2025, 779,000 people lived alone in the South West, accounting for 30.4% of total households and the region has a higher proportion of older people living alone than the national average.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Whenever he here, he look like he just counting the minutes till he get to go back to his accounting job.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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