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tnt noun
a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts.
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| a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance | |
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Accountant
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Word Origin & History
accountant
mid-15c., "one who renders accounts," from O.Fr. acuntant (Mod.Fr. accomptant), from prp. of accompter (see account). Sense of "professional maker of accounts" is recorded from 1530s.
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Example sentences
The traditional way to snare them is to hire an accountant to scrutinise accounts for anomalies.
When he was younger, he worked as an accountant on the side.
Sometimes there's no accounting for what an accountant might do.
If blood grossed you out and your verbal skills needed work, become an accountant.
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