accountancy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of accountancy
First recorded in 1850–55; accountan(t) + -cy
Example Sentences
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Services sector exports from the UK to the EU are up 57% over the last decade, driven by a category that includes accountancy, legal services and consultancy.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The audit business of a professional services firm generally isn’t allowed to have outside ownership, under Securities and Exchange Commission and state accountancy board rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
In 2022 alone, the amortization requirement led to about a $42 billion reduction in R&D spending, says Mary Cowx, assistant professor of accountancy at Arizona State University’s W.P.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
An email from the accountancy firm PwC said that creditors were "informally" offered 25p in the pound.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
The idea that accurate figures could make a fundamental difference started with double-entry bookkeeping in the thirteenth century; it then spread to the sciences, and outwards from both accountancy and science to government.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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