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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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As a result, under normal circumstances it is a major exporter, accounting for about 20% of the fuel traded on international markets each day.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

All that info is compiled and compared to other viewer profiles to spawn a complete accounting of you-as-TV-watcher.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

But despite the accounting treatment of it all, Bader sees Alphabet’s stakes as “real value.”

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Buffett has said that operating earnings are the better measure of the company’s performance, because accounting rules require Berkshire to include unrealized gains and losses from its giant investment portfolio in its net income.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I guess there ain’t no accounting for what folks see in their own mirrors.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake




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