generally accepted

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The only requirement is that the difference with generally accepted accounting principles be explained somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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

Under generally accepted accounting principles, Figma lost $226.6 million, more than expected.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

On this assumption, the conferees thought it likely that radioastronomy would be the generally accepted mode of interstellar communication, on grounds of speed and economy.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas