accountant

[ uh-koun-tnt ]

/ əˈkaʊn tnt /

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noun

a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts.

Nearby words

account payable, account receivable, accountability, accountable, accountancy, accountant, accounting, accounting machine, accounting period, accouplement, accouter

Origin of accountant

1425–75; account + -ant; replacing late Middle English accomptant < Middle French, Old French acuntant, present participle of acunter to account

Related formsac·count·ant·ship, noun

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The accountant thought it was me and was calling to tell me to go easy.
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He took along his brother, Roberto, who was the cartel's accountant.
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Your query will be answered with a blank stare, followed by a long pause and half-hearted reply: My accountant?
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Roy Halston Frowick was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1932, the son of a Norwegian-American accountant.
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There was an accountant, the store clerk, two checkers who tallied ore brought up each shift.
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It was not that he did not regard the accountant as worthy of arrest.
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No committeeman or officer receives any remuneration for his services, except that the accountant gets a small salary.
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While Harry was thus engaged, the accountant stood up and looked towards the foxes.
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For the work in the hospital 50 orderlies have been engaged, also one chemist, an accountant and the other necessary personnel.
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British Dictionary definitions for accountant

accountant

/ (əˈkaʊntənt) /

noun

a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance

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Word Origin and History for accountant

accountant

mid-15c., "accounting officer, one who renders accounts," from Old French acuntant (Modern French accomptant), from present participle of accompter (see account). Sense of "professional maker of accounts" is recorded from 1530s. The word also was an adjective in Middle English, "accountable; liable to render accounts" (early 15c.).

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