accounting fraud

collocation in English

meaningsofaccountingandfraud

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accounting
noun[U]
uk
/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/us
/əˈkaʊn.t̬ɪŋ/
the skill or activity of keeping records of the money a person or organization earns ...
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fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofaccountingandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its bankruptcy had been attributed to widespreadaccountingfraud.
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He is the suspected mastermind of a massiveaccountingfraudthat ultimately cost the company its independence.
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A corporate scandal sometimes involvesaccountingfraudof some sort.
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The scheme is often used as a case study ofaccountingfraud.
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At the time, this fiasco was the largest case ofaccountingfraudin the country's history.
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Embezzlement, forgery,accountingfraudhad been the order of the day.
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Subsequent revelations ofaccountingfraudbrought about his imprisonment and divorce.
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The financial difficulties were due in part to years ofaccountingfraud.
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Liabilities promised on the full faith and credit of the organization but not recorded anywhere constituteaccountingfraud.
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He has represented clients in investigations involving allegations ofaccountingfraud, securities fraud, foreign bribery, price fixing, economic sanctions violations, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
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In 2001, the school was the subject of a judicial inquiry after the headmaster of the school denounced serious accounting frauds, with inflated costs to sub-contractors and tax evasion.
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