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creative accounting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, uncountable

Topics: business

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 創意會計 /创意会计 (chuàngyì kuàijì) — unorthodox accounting
  • Czech: kreativní účetnictví — unorthodox accounting
  • Danish: kreativ bogføring — unorthodox accounting
  • Finnish: luova kirjanpito — unorthodox accounting
  • Greek: δημιουργική λογιστική (dimiourgikí logistikí) — unorthodox accounting
  • Polish: kreatywna księgowość — unorthodox accounting