(in Britain) an accountant who has passed the professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Abbreviation: CA
chartered accountant in American English
in Australia, Britain, Canada, etc., the equivalent of a certified public accountant in the U.S.
Examples of 'chartered accountant' in a sentence
chartered accountant
After school he decided to be a chartered accountant.
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Two of his younger brothers followed him into the law, and another became a chartered accountant.
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He is also a chartered accountant.
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The former chartered accountant says that so far the companies have been co-operative.
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On his father's advice he trained as a chartered accountant.
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He was 27 and had just qualified as a chartered accountant with one of the big local firms.
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I very much doubt that the effects of my work in my subsequent career as a chartered accountant will be as enduring.
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But now that you're a qualified chartered accountant could it be time to, er.
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This still holds true today of chartered accountants that support more than 1.5 million UK businesses.
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I am a partner in a firm of chartered accountants that represents more than 2,500 GPs.