Accountancy is the theory or practice of keeping financial accounts.
He's sitting his final exams in accountancy.
accountancy in British English
(əˈkaʊntənsɪ)
noun
the profession or business of an accountant
accountancy in American English
(əˈkaʊntənsi)
noun
the keeping or inspecting of commercial accounts; work of an accountant
Examples of 'accountancy' in a sentence
accountancy
It was produced by an individual from an external accountancy firm.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My parents said you can go if you do law, accountancy or pharmaceuticals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The funds are alleged to have been taken by a former worker at an accountancy firm in the Midlands.
The Sun (2016)
The accountancy firm has said that the collapse was the largest suffered by an Australian broker since the global financial crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
After working for an accountancy firm she joined the Met in 1983 and quickly rose through the ranks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The accountancy firm was forced to change its policy of insisting on heels of between 2 in and 4 in for the role.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The accountancy giant is expected to step in within the next fortnight.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Finding a niche for my accountancy business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is particularly true of business services such as law and accountancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some of the leading law and accountancy firms recruit mainly from a narrow group of top universities.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He was studying business and accountancy.
The Sun (2008)
Accountancy, banking and consultancy firms are using very aggressive means to find them too.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sushi, says that her accountancy qualification opened doors in the business world.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
After a while, you will probably want to take an accountancy qualification to progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Accountancy firms have been doing this kind of thing for years; adding consultancy to audit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When law and accountancy firms pitch for work, they are sometimes asked for diversity statistics.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There was strong demand for property, accountancy and law services.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She had been suspended since January after the allegations about accountancy practices at the healthcare staffing firm emerged.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In 1949 she obtained an accountancy qualification and found a job with the guild of knitting machine manufacturers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sage Group supplies accountancy software to thousands of small and mediumsized businesses and tracks the health of the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The top recruiting sectors were still accountancy and banking, which offered more than a third of all vacancies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The big accountancy firms and lawyers that advise them also plead innocence, claiming they are just doing their job.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I devoted myself to playing hard to get, and working at getting qualifications in accountancy.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
They mapped out a plan for my transition to civilian life and set up courses on business management, accountancy and workplace health and safety.
The Sun (2013)
Let's see if anyone from the accountancy giant will shake the prince's hand on camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hot tips for 2006 include asset management, banking and accountancy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In total, 18 legal and accountancy firms are alleged to be involved in the suspected plot.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They spend four years combining university study with working at the firm's nearby offices, then two years working towards a chartered accountancy qualification.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
accountancy
British English: accountancy /əˈkaʊntənsɪ/ NOUN
Accountancy is the work of keeping financial accounts.