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counting house

noun

  1. a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business.



counting house

noun

  1. rare,  a room or building used by the accountants of a business

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of counting house1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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