(esp. BrE ) ( AmE usually accounting ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ chartered ( BrE )
▪ public ( AmE )
▪ creative
▪
It had taken considerable creative ~ on my part to produce a set of figures that showed us making any profit at all.
ACCOUNTANCY/ACCOUNTING + NOUN
▪ firm , practice ( BrE )
▪ body ( BrE )
▪
the members of the different professional ~ bodies
▪ profession