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accounting

[uh-koun-ting] / əˈkaʊn tɪŋ /
NOUN
keeping financial accounts
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As scientists work to improve predictions, accounting for interactions like this could be critical for understanding how quickly and how severely climate change will progress.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

These components include investments with maturities of three months or less, like money-market funds, Treasury bills, commercial paper and possibly, stablecoins, for which there are no specific accounting rules at present.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The company primarily caters to government customers, with the U.S. government accounting for 61% of its revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

West Bengal is also home to India's second-largest Muslim population, accounting for roughly 14% of the country's 172 million Muslims, according to the 2011 census.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

He skipped some years or forgot or decided according to some personal accounting of grievance that the plantation was undeserving.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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