strip sth out
— phrasal verb with strip uk/strɪp/us/strɪp/verb -pp-
to ignore particular numbers or facts in a situation in order to understand what is really important:
After stripping out property sales, the firm's operating profits rose ten percent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accounting
- accountancy
- accountant
- accounting
- accounts
- arrears
- auditor
- balance
- bill
- capital
- capital gains
- costing
- double entry bookkeeping
- expenditure
- false accounting
- fraudulent accounting
- FRS
- GAAP
- housekeeping
- loss
- square
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