Difference between revisions of "Accountant"

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English

Noun

1. One who renders account; one accountable.
2. A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)
3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
4. One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

Adjectives for Accountant

professional -; general ledger -; certified public -; certified general -; payroll -; staff -; senior -; grant -; junior -; auxiliary -; independent -; forensic -; prudent -; local -; backwoods -; qualified -.

Derived terms

• accountant general

Etymology

Compare French accomptant, Old French acontant, present participle

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈkaʊntənt/

Thesaurus

CA; CPA; abacist; accountant general; actuary; amanuensis; archivist; auditor; bank accountant; bank examiner; bookkeeper; bursar; calculator; cashier; cashkeeper; certified public accountant; chamberlain; chartered accountant; clerk; comptroller; computer; controller; cost accountant; cost keeper; curator; depositary; depository; documentalist; engraver; estimator; figurer; filing clerk; financial officer; journalizer; librarian; liquidator; marker; notary; notary public; paymaster; prothonotary; purse bearer; purser; receiver; reckoner; record clerk; recorder; recordist; register; registrar; scorekeeper; scorer; scribe; scrivener; secretary; statistician; stenographer; steward; stonecutter; timekeeper; treasurer; trustee

Adjective

Accountant (comparative more Accountant, superlative most Accountant)

1. (obsolete, Shakespearian) accountable

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