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GAAP

noun [plural] /ɡɑːp/

Definition

abbreviation for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: the rules that companies must follow when they give financial information: Under US GAAP accounting rules, the company's earnings fell to a $1.1 billion loss.Accounting
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