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Definition of accountant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

accountant

noun
 
 
/əˈkaʊntənt/
 
/əˈkaʊntənt/
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  1. a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts
    • We talked to the company’s chief accountant.
    • the investigating accountant’s report
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    Wordfinderaccountant, agent, auditor, CEO, chairman, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, manager
    see also chartered accountant, certified public accountantTopics Jobsb2, Moneyb2, Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • certified public
    • chartered
    • professional
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Law French, present participle of Old French aconter based on conter ‘to count’. The original use was as an adjective meaning ‘liable to give an account’, denoting a person who must do so.
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