Thesaurus results for ACCOUNTING

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noun

ə-ˈkau̇n-tiŋ

as in explanation

a statement given to explain a belief or act what accounting can you give for your bizarre actions on the night in question?

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accounting

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verb

present participle of account

as in considering

to think of in a particular way account themselves lucky to be alive

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After graduating with a degree in accounting, McVay had a jet-setting career running the books for Hard Rock Café, House of Blues, The Walt Disney Company, McCormick & Schmick’s and more. —

Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 Information-gathering Mercury links with combative Mars in your 2nd House of Funds, encouraging fairness in all your accounting. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026

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The sector’s carbon pollution jumped nearly 8 percent in 2023 from a year earlier, accounting for nearly 2 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas budget, Aii wrote in its latest report. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026 About $114 million of that spending comes from the city’s general fund budget, accounting for about 7% of the city’s general fund spending this year. —

Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accounting

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The county has also ignored requests for an explanation as to what harm would be caused by revealing those costs.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Byrne was also encouraged by management’s explanation that the reason for the increase in shallower zone allocation is the application of high-intensity completions, which improve well results and help expand Williston Middle inventory, an aspect that the company first highlighted in 2023.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026