- a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts
- We talked to the company’s chief accountant.
- the investigating accountant’s report
Wordfinderaccountant, agent, auditor, CEO, chairman, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, managersee also chartered accountant, certified public accountantTopics Jobsb2, Moneyb2, Businessb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certified public
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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.Definitions on the go
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