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SarbOx

Syllabification: (SarbOx)
Pronunciation: /ˈsärbäks/
(also Sarbox)
Definition of SarbOx

noun

  • the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a 2002 Federal law that set new accounting standards for publicly traded companies: [as modifier]:SarbOx compliance

Origin:

after Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley, the legislators who sponsored the law

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