"CPA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: CPAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} CPA (countable and uncountable, plural CPAs)
  1. (US, Philippines, accounting) Initialism of certified public accountant. Tags: Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: certified public accountant Translations (certified public accountant): 註冊公共會計師 /注册公共会计师 (zhùcè gōnggòng kuàijìshī) (Chinese Mandarin), KHT (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-93l0fK7c Categories (other): American English, Philippine English, Accounting, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 1 1 2 2 7 23 14 0 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 3 2 3 3 6 16 18 1 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 2 2 5 3 6 19 17 1 20 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 2 2 5 4 6 23 15 1 19 3 3 Topics: accounting, business, finance Disambiguation of 'certified public accountant': 47 6 2 1 1 4 11 12 0 12 1 2
  2. (Canada, accounting) Initialism of chartered professional accountant. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: chartered professional accountant Translations (chartered professional accountant): CPA (French)
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-31ZWQ0Mh Categories (other): Canadian English, Accounting Topics: accounting, business, finance Disambiguation of 'chartered professional accountant': 22 58 5 1 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 0
  3. (accounting) Initialism of collaboration protocol agreement in ebXML. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: collaboration protocol agreement in ebXML
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-IlZfUa50 Categories (other): Accounting Topics: accounting, business, finance
  4. (chemistry) Abbreviation of copolymer alloy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: copolymer alloy
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-EjDmIF-s Categories (other): Chemistry, Alloys Disambiguation of Alloys: 7 5 5 39 5 4 6 6 2 15 5 2 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (nautical, aviation) Initialism of closest point of approach. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: closest point of approach
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-gxuu-SD7 Categories (other): Aviation, Nautical Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, transport
  6. (pathology) Initialism of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-jZChrLl7 Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  7. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) Abbreviation of cyproterone acetate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: cyproterone acetate
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-dSsiGQot Categories (other): Organic compounds, Pharmaceutical drugs, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Polymer Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 1 1 2 2 7 23 14 0 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 3 2 3 3 6 16 18 1 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 2 2 5 3 6 19 17 1 20 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 2 2 5 4 6 23 15 1 19 3 3 Disambiguation of Polymer: 3 2 5 17 9 3 32 4 2 20 2 2 Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences
  8. (linguistics) Initialism of Christian Palestinian Aramaic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Christian Palestinian Aramaic
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-I7OoSiSX Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 1 4 4 5 17 27 1 19 2 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 1 1 2 2 7 23 14 0 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 1 1 3 3 5 15 32 1 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 1 3 2 5 17 32 0 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 3 2 3 3 6 16 18 1 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 2 2 5 3 6 19 17 1 20 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 2 2 5 4 6 23 15 1 19 3 3 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  9. (computer security) Initialism of correlation power analysis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: correlation power analysis
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-o5mv3EiV Categories (other): Computer security
  10. (computer security) Initialism of chosen-plaintext attack. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: chosen-plaintext attack
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-tLphERhE Categories (other): Computer security, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 1 1 2 2 7 23 14 0 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 3 2 3 3 6 16 18 1 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 2 2 5 3 6 19 17 1 20 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 2 2 5 4 6 23 15 1 19 3 3
  11. (advertising) Initialism of cost per action. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: cost per action
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-ZtMBDMgv Categories (other): Advertising Topics: advertising, business, marketing
  12. (metascience) Initialism of co-citation proximity analysis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: co-citation proximity analysis
    Sense id: en-CPA-en-noun-Wpdpuak5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (accountant): CA, CMA, CGA
Disambiguation of 'accountant': 42 37 6 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 1

Inflected forms

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        "Initialism of cost per action."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhùcè gōnggòng kuàijìshī",
      "sense": "certified public accountant",
      "word": "註冊公共會計師 /注册公共会计师"
    },
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}

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