accountancy

[uh-koun-tn-see]

noun

1. the art or practice of an accountant.

accountancy

/ əˈkaʊntənsɪ /

noun

1. the profession or business of an accountant

Word History and Origins

Origin of accountancy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; accountan(t) + -cy

Example Sentences

He concluded the owner of the accountancy firm wanted to dismiss Ms Lanuszka before she had accrued two years' service, the time at which workers can claim unfair dismissal under UK law.

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It has asked accountancy firm Deloitte to conduct a review into the error, and said it would provide an update on this review alongside its full-year results.

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By 2017 she was the accountant for the group of companies after she had her accountancy training funded by the company.

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DragonForce's prolific modus operandi is to post about its victims, as it has done 168 times since December 2024 - a London accountancy firm, an Illinois steel maker, an Egyptian investment firm are all included.

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Sharkey was described as an "educated woman" who had studied accountancy and worked as a housing benefits officer at West Lancashire Council at the time.

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