counting room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of counting room
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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And cash — more than anyone had ever seen and more than management could imagine — flooded into the counting room, taking an entire day to count.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023
When the counting finished, that tabulator sent its results over a private network to a central counting room in another city election office.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020
A few minutes later, she’s inside the counting room, tilted forward in her chair.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018
And cash - more than anyone had ever seen and more than management could imagine - flooded into the counting room, taking an entire day to count.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2018
She shut down her own looms and one of Brigid’s, and followed the clerk down the stairs and out across the yard to the low building that housed the counting room and the offices.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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