compt

[ kount ]
/ kaʊnt /

verb (used with or without object), noun Archaic.

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Words nearby compt

compromise joint, compromise of 1850, compromise rail, compromised, compsognathus, compt, compt., compte rendu, comptometer, compton, compton effect
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Example sentences from the Web for compting

  • The Duke called them by their names, and compting the number founde one lesse than he had sent, whereat he maruelled.

    The Palace of Pleasure|William Painter

  • After our return Mr. Tilson walked up from the Compting House and called upon us, and these have been all our visitings.

    The Letters of Jane Austen|Jane Austen