chartered accountant

American  

noun

British.

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

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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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Example Sentences

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chartered accountant

He works at a law firm and is halfway through this three-year Chartered Institute of Management Accountants course to qualify as a chartered accountant.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

This, says Alex King, founder and chartered accountant at finance platform Generation Money, means that junior accountants working in audit will need to focus more on client-facing skills.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024

Suren Thiru, economics director for chartered accountant group ICAEW, said raising interest rates in the U.K. would be a “misstep” following the surprise fall in inflation.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

They confirmed a firearm, licensed and registered to 39-year-old chartered accountant Mr Pattison, had been found at the scene and had been recovered by officers.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023

One beginner whom we know is seriously thinking of employing a chartered accountant for this purpose.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various

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