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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation certified public accountant

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun acronym a certified public accountant; an accountant certified by the state.

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  • initialism Certified Public Accountant
  • initialism chemistry copolymer alloy
  • initialism nautical closest point of approach

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an 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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  • No matter how many years of college, no matter what the three-letter “Big C” designation after the name CPA, CFP, CLU,* almost all so-called financial professionals are doing no better with their money than you are!

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  • No matter how many years of college, no matter what the three-letter “Big C” designation after the name CPA, CFP, CLU,* almost all so-called financial professionals are doing no better with their money than you are!

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  • I mentioned Linda Stone's coinage of the term CPA here

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  • "Small Arms and Defensive Weapons" means Small Arms as defined in CPA Order 3 including pistols, shotguns, and rifles firing ammunition up to an including 7. 62mm and Defensive Weapons including crew-served machine guns, non-lethal weapons and riot control agents.

    David Isenberg: Let's Have Reality Based Discussion on PSC Use David Isenberg 2010

  • "Small Arms and Defensive Weapons" means Small Arms as defined in CPA Order 3 including pistols, shotguns, and rifles firing ammunition up to an including 7. 62mm and Defensive Weapons including crew-served machine guns, non-lethal weapons and riot control agents.

    David Isenberg: Let's Have Reality Based Discussion on PSC Use David Isenberg 2010

  • "Small Arms and Defensive Weapons" means Small Arms as defined in CPA Order 3 including pistols, shotguns, and rifles firing ammunition up to an including 7. 62mm and Defensive Weapons including crew-served machine guns, non-lethal weapons and riot control agents.

    David Isenberg: Let's Have Reality Based Discussion on PSC Use David Isenberg 2010

  • CPA is one-woman tour de force fixed on saving arts in Delaware

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