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chartered accountant

American  

noun

British.

  1. a member of the Institute of Accountants. C.A.

chartered accountant British  

noun

  1.  CA.  (in Britain) an accountant who has passed the professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of chartered accountant

First recorded in 1850–55

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You mayn't be a Chartered Accountant or Actuary—the Lord alone knows why!

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir

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