generally accepted

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ASC 820 also permits a buyer to use a loan’s NAV as a “practical expedient” if that value was calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

His Washington state license plate read 29028, the generally accepted height of Everest when he climbed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

That helped transform its $1.3 billion net loss under generally accepted accounting principles into a $466 million non-GAAP profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Both companies already include stock-based compensation in their earnings as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

There was something innately strange about it, as though there had always been an inner core to the gym which I had never perceived before, quite different from its generally accepted appearance.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles