CMA
1 synonym for CMA, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Certified Management Accountant: a professional accountancy qualification focused on management accounting, financial planning, analysis and business decision support.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Certified Management Accountant
How to use CMA
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
CMA certification
CMA exam
the CMA ruled
run a CMA
Uppercase in all senses. Context makes the meaning clear; spell it out on first use in mixed audiences.
Etymology
An initialism; the expansion depends on context — Certified Management Accountant, Competition and Markets Authority, or comparative market analysis.
Full origin of CMA →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a CMA and a CPA?
A CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is licensed for public accounting work such as audit, tax and reporting to outside parties. A CMA specialises in internal management accounting — budgeting, costing, forecasting and helping managers decide. Many accountants hold both.
What does CMA mean in property?
A comparative market analysis: an estate agent's estimate of a home's market value, built from recent sale prices of comparable properties nearby. It is not a formal appraisal and lenders will not accept it in place of one.
Which CMA is meant in British news?
Almost always the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK's competition regulator. If an article mentions mergers, price-fixing or market investigations, that is the CMA in question.
