accountant

  • 121Certified Public Accountant — CPA The designation of U.S. *public accountants who meet professional criteria in examination success and length of relevant experience. The Certified Public Accountant carries the designatory letters CPA, and is licensed to practice as a *public …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 122turf accountant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turf accountant : singular turf accountant plural turf accountants British formal a bookmaker …

    English dictionary

  • 123certified public accountant — cer′tified pub′lic account′ant n. bus an accountant certified by a state examining board as having fulfilled the requirements of state law to be a public accountant Abbr.: CPA (C.P.A.) • Etymology: 1910–15, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 124certified accountant — /sɜtəfaɪd əˈkaʊntənt/ (say sertuhfuyd uh kowntuhnt) noun an accountant who is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants. Also, certified practising accountant …

  • 125public accountant — One who furnishes accounting or auditing service on a fee basis, per diem, or otherwise, for more than one employer. Frazer v Shelton, 320 Ill 253, 150 NE 696, 43 ALR 1086. One who comes into the offices of a company one or two days a month for… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 126certified public accountant — ☆ certified public accountant n. a public accountant certified by a state examining board as having met the requirements of state law …

    English World dictionary

  • 127chartered accountant — n. in Australia, Britain, Canada, etc., the equivalent of a certified public accountant in the U.S …

    English World dictionary

  • 128management accountant — noun An accountant employed within a company to produce financial analysis for use in decision making • • • Main Entry: ↑manage …

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