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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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The accounting standard-setter voted Wednesday to propose that all companies must annually disclose the dollar amounts of the significant components of their cash equivalents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

After accounting for factors like age, sex, and education, higher lifetime enrichment was linked to a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and a 36% lower risk of mild cognitive impairment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The company primarily caters to government customers, with the U.S. government accounting for 61% of its revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

He attended military school and joined his grandfather’s security detail even as he studied accounting and finance at the University of Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Mom had stopped volunteering with the community theater and started working at an accounting office.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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