generally accepted
Example Sentences
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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 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
So in the end our work became generally accepted and nowadays nearly everyone assumes that the universe started with a big bang singularity.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
