accountant

[uh-koun-tnt]

noun

1. a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts and providing financial advice to the account holders.

accountant

/ əˈkaʊntənt /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• accountantship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accountant¹

First recorded in 1425–75; account + -ant; replacing late Middle English accomptant, from Middle French, Old French acuntant, present participle of acunter “to account ”

Example Sentences

He has worked as an accountant and financial analyst and runs a publishing company with his wife, specialising in Welsh translations of popular children's books.

From BBC

“We’re so scary,” joked Kat Barnard, 67, a retired accountant for nonprofits who said she began protesting a few months ago, fitting it in between caring for her grandson.

From Los Angeles Times

He said heavy industry and vocational jobs were the future, and suggested many white collar workers, such as accountants, could be redundant as artificial intelligence develops.

From BBC

Ruvalcaba, a mother of two adult children, spent decades working as an accountant until 2017, when she became permanently disabled because of complications arising from Bipolar 1 Disorder.

From Los Angeles Times

Before AI becomes a mass creator of jobs, it will visibly cost those of clerks, junior accountants, paralegals, and creatives.

From BBC

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