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

The company has reported an adjusted profit for several years, but 2025 was its first year of profitability under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, since 2012, according to FactSet data.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It is generally accepted that the biologic sciences are absolutely splendid.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas