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public accounting

American  
[puhb-lik-uh-kaunt-ing] / ˈpʌb lɪk əˈkaʊnt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the business or industry of a public accountant.


Example Sentences

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A public accounting of how that happened would be useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

In a statement, Rosen said he delivered to the county a letter on Aug. 12, and an analysis from a certified public accounting firm — Buu D. Nguyen CPA — detailing VAS’ accounting.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2024

To help calculate this, Abraham Ziadeh, a CPA and owner of a certified public accounting firm in Pembroke Pines, Florida, suggests using bookkeeping software, an accountant or a CPA.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The problem is that many states don't have what's called an all-claims database, which is a full and public accounting of all of the emergency room visits and hospitalizations that occur in a given year.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023

A one-woman publicity machine, she sent out indignant press releases, as well as letters to the government demanding a public accounting.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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