CPA

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A form of certified public accountant — An accountant who has met certain legal requirements to provide certain accounting services.

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

nounCPA (countable and uncountable, plural CPAs)

plural CPAs

  1. 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
  2. CanadaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaccountingInitialism of chartered professional accountant.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaccountingInitialism of collaboration protocol agreement in ebXML.
  4. abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of copolymer alloy.
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  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.
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  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of Christian Palestinian Aramaic.
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  10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputer securityInitialism of chosen-plaintext attack.
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  13. South AsiaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of crores per annum.

    Meronym: LPA

  14. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of chirped-pulse amplification.
  15. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of continuous payment authority.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Consumer Protection Association.
  2. 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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APA

CPA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA

MLA

“CPA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CPA,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPA.

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