- present participle of account.
accounting
Example Sentences
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He currently stands at 979 goals, accounting for his international play as well as professionally with Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and, currently, Al-Nassr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The UK is now Palantir's second-largest global market, accounting for 10 percent of the company's revenue in 2025.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It said some of the officers and employees involved with previously disclosed irregular accounting still hold positions of responsibility in the financial reporting process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Neurodegenerative mortality was nearly four times higher in NFL players compared with the general population and remained threefold higher after accounting for competing risks,” they reported in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Their failure was interpreted as an indictment of their accounting practices, which allowed them to record profits before they were realized.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing accounting
Fish in a Tree
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 1-3
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 5
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