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counting house
noun
- a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business.
counting house
noun
- rare.a room or building used by the accountants of a business
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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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Example Sentences
Educate them for the Store and the Counting House—to do every-day practical business.
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People divide their time between work and prayer, the kirk and the counting-house; such is life in Glasgow.
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A man may prove his courage in the counting-house as effectually as on the field of battle.
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The room beyond the counting-house was up a narrow flight of stairs.
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If you go to see him in the counting-house, couldn't you—couldn't you leave your little gurl with me?
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