certified public accountantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsɜː.tɪ.faɪd ˌpʌb.lɪk əˈkaʊn.tənt/us/ˌsɝː.t̬ə.faɪd ˌpʌb.lɪk əˈkaʊn.t̬ənt/abbreviation CPA USan accountant who has had special training and has gained the necessary qualifications
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Accounting
- accountancy
- accountant
- accounting
- accounts
- arrears
- auditor
- balance
- bill
- capital
- capital gains
- costing
- expenditure
- false accounting
- fraudulent accounting
- FRS
- GAAP
- housekeeping
- imprest
- loss
- square
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- Not till I've taken an inventory of the physical property of the Embassy, and familiarized myself with all its commitments, and had the books audited by some firm of certified public accountants.
- To cite my own case, I prepared myself especially for the career of a certified public accountant, but found my greatest success in the profession of selling.