certified public accountant

noun

An accountant who has met certain legal requirements to provide certain accounting services.

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CPA
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Meanings

nouncertified public accountant (plural certified public accountants)

plural certified public accountants

  1. An accountant who has met certain legal requirements to provide certain accounting services.

    Synonyms: CPA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn accountant who has met certain legal requirements to provide certain accounting services.

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CPA

More synonyms by meaning

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

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CPA
Broader
accountantcomptrollercontroller

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian дипломиран експерт-счетоводител
  • дипломиран експерт-счетоводител (diplomiran ekspert-sčetovoditel)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 註冊會計師 /注册会计师
  • 註冊會計師 /注册会计师 (zhùcè kuàijìshī)Translations
Dutch registeraccountant, bedrijfsrevisor
  • registeraccountantTranslations
  • bedrijfsrevisorTranslations
Estonian riiklik raamatupidaja
  • riiklik raamatupidajaTranslations
Finnish auktorisoitu tilintarkastaja
  • auktorisoitu tilintarkastajaTranslations
French expert-comptable
  • expert-comptableTranslations
Indonesian akuntan publik
  • akuntan publikTranslations
Japanese 公認会計士
  • 公認会計士 (kōnin-kaikeishi)Translations
Polish dyplomowany księgowy
  • dyplomowany księgowyTranslations
Tagalog kontador publikong sertipikado
  • kontador publikong sertipikadoTranslations
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APA

certified public accountant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certified%20public%20accountant

MLA

“certified public accountant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certified%20public%20accountant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “certified public accountant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certified%20public%20accountant.

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