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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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Transfer activity will now ramp up from Wednesday when the new accounting period begins.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Jet fuel is the industry’s No. 2 expense after labor, accounting for about 25% to 30% of total airline operating costs, according to the International Air Transport Association.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Several months earlier, county auditors identified lax accounting procedures that resulted in LAHSA’s failure to pay its contractors on time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Agribusiness is important for Idaho’s economy, accounting for 20% of its annual GDP, according to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

If it is in the nature of living things to pool resources, to fuse when possible, we would have a new way of accounting for the progressive enrichment and complexity of form in living things.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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