cost accountant

noun

: a specialist in cost accounting

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If the company opts to pass along some or all of the refunds to customers and supply chain partners, cost accountants will need to assist in allocating those amounts and tallying the related administrative costs. Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, the cheapness makes a stronger impression than the handling, leaving us with the sense that another good idea has been gut-shot by the cost accountants. Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023 Nisha Singh was hired as job cost accountant at Paul Davis of Orlando. OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 June 2018

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First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cost accountant was in 1892

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“Cost accountant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20accountant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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