generally accepted

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The company hasn’t set a target for generating a profit under generally accepted accounting principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The real estate listings and technology company on Wednesday reported 19 cents a share under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, standards on $708 million in revenue, up 18% from one year prior.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

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