chartered accountant

noun

, British.

(in Britain) an accountant who has passed the professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland CA

First recorded in 1850–55

In the case of the chartered accountant, or the stockbroker, or the pedlar, this special knowledge is not so damning a thing.

The disposition of our forces is clearly marked in red ink, and their numerical strength certified by a chartered accountant.

A chartered accountant sat in the office at Moorgate Street and shed around him the gloom of statistics.

One beginner whom we know is seriously thinking of employing a chartered accountant for this purpose.

We have our duly elected and appointed treasurer and our accounts are audited by a chartered accountant.

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