accountant

  • 61accountant — n. Book keeper, expert in accounts …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 62accountant — noun (C) someone whose job is to keep and check financial accounts …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63accountant — A person who has passed the accountancy examinations of one of the recognized accountancy bodies and completed the required work experience. Each of the bodies varies in the way they train their students and the type of work expected to be… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 64accountant — ac·coun·tant …

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  • 65accountant — [əˈkaʊntənt] noun [C] someone whose job is to prepare or check financial records …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 66accountant — ac•count•ant [[t]əˈkaʊn tnt[/t]] n. bus a person skilled or trained in accounting, esp. one in charge of the financial accounts of a company or organization • Etymology: 1425–75; late MEaccomptant< OFacuntant, prp. ofacunterto account… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67accountant — /əˈkaʊntənt/ (say uh kowntuhnt) noun a person whose profession is analysing and communicating financial information and maintaining financial records for an organisation. –accountantship, noun …

  • 68accountant — n. a professional keeper or inspector of accounts. Etymology: legal F f. pres. part. of OF aconter ACCOUNT …

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  • 69accountant's lien — The right to retain possession of goods or property that belongs to another until that person pays debts due to the possessor of the goods or property …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 70Accountant, The — A British accounting newsletter. Published monthly by Lafferty Publications, the newsletter claims to be the world’s oldest accounting serial. It is available in both print and online formats. The newsletter’s Web page states that it reports on… …

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