"accountancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ə.ˈkaʊnt.ən.si/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accountancy.wav [UK] Forms: accountancy [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: accountant + -ancy Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|accountant|ancy}} accountant + -ancy Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Accountancy involves keeping records on financial information. Synonyms: accounting
    Sense id: simple-accountancy-en-noun-ZTuQ1rSL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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