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ac·count·ant
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tnt
/
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-
koun
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noun
a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial
accounts
.
Origin:
1425–75;
account
+
-ant
; replacing
late Middle English
accomptant
<
Middle French,
Old French
acuntant,
present participle of
acunter
to
account
Related forms
ac·count·ant·ship,
noun
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accountant
(əˈkaʊntənt)
—
n
a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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