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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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Publishing exec Jenny is well off, but nowhere near as wealthy as Marissa, who owns an accounting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

At Joon Um’s tax and accounting firm, new clients are told to finish their paperwork by March 1, or his team may be too busy to make the April 15 deadline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In 2025, 779,000 people lived alone in the South West, accounting for 30.4% of total households and the region has a higher proportion of older people living alone than the national average.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Google’s IPO price was $85 a share, or $2.125 after accounting for stock splits, and left the company with a market capitalization of about $23 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I will start by putting Pattie's accounting from Happy Polish on a new computer program.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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