chartered accountant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chartered accountant
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
"There's just such a great work ethic in South Africa, and an energy about South Africans," says Simon Wheeler, a Durban-based chartered accountant who also works in the sector.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
He started out in 1994 as a "young chartered accountant" and recalled being "absolutely blown away by the place".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Before entering Parliament, Mr Mackinlay worked as a chartered accountant.
From BBC ● May 21, 2024
A chartered accountant sat in the office at Moorgate Street and shed around him the gloom of statistics.
From Septimus by Locke, William John
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