Meanings
plural CPAs
- PhilippinesUSabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaccountingInitialism of certified public accountant.
The wash-sale rule prohibits you from buying the same stock or security 30 days before or after your loss-sale date, said Virginia-based CPA and CFP Mike Powers.
2022 May 11, Jeanne Sahadi, “Here’s what to do if you have a loss on an investment”, in CNN Business - CanadaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaccountingInitialism of chartered professional accountant.
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- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Consumer Protection Association.
- UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Christian Peoples Alliance.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 註冊公共會計師 /注册公共会计师
- 註冊公共會計師 /注册公共会计师 (zhùcè gōnggòng kuàijìshī)certified public accountant
Finnish KHT
- KHTcertified public accountant
French CPA
- CPAchartered professional accountant
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Cite this entry
CPA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA
“CPA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CPA,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA.
Source: CPA on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.