Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creative accounting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: cre-ative ac-count-ing
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Financial accounting practices which are usually not explicitly illegal, but which are unorthodox, imaginative, usually misleading, and of questionable ethics.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Italy’s public deficit is within the EU limit of 3 per cent of GDP, but only with the help of some creative accounting by the Government’s number-crunchers."

Usage

Phrases

cook the books

Frequently Paired Words

cook the books

Questions

What does creative accounting mean?: Financial accounting practices which are usually not explicitly illegal, but which are unorthodox, imaginative, usually misleading, and of questionable ethics.

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