accountancy

/əˈkaʊnt.ən.si/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

chartered

creative

The company's accountant used some creative accountancy to make the quarterly results look better than they actually were.

ACCOUNTANCY + NOUN

firm, practice

body

The international accountancy body set new standards for financial reporting last year.

profession

Definitions

noun

The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

professional accountancy

chartered accountancy

A company or organisation that performs such a function.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and prepa

accounting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

professional accountancy

Wiktionary

chartered accountancy

Wiktionary

accountancy firm

Wiktionary

I left Jeremy poring over his notes for his first accountancy exam tomorrow.

Tatoeba · #53679

It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.

Tatoeba · #54573

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, accountancy is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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