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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAccountant
/əˈkaʊn.tənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person whose job is to keep, inspect, and analyze financial accounts.
"The company hired a new accountant to manage their annual tax returns and financial audits." - 2
A professional skilled in maintaining corporate or individual financial records and providing financial advice.
"Consulting an accountant before making major investments is always a wise business decision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'acounten', coming from Old French 'aconter' (to reckon, compute), which traces back to the Latin 'computare'. Over centuries, the spelling shifted from the historical variant 'accomptant' to the modern phonetic spelling 'accountant' during the 17th and 18th centuries, standardizing the professional title.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Accountant" is said worldwide
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comptable
Transliteration: kɔ̃ptabl
"Le comptable prépare le bilan financier de l'entreprise."
Buchhalter
Transliteration: ˈbuːxˌhaltɐ
"Der Buchhalter prüft alle Rechnungen sehr sorgfältig."
commercialista
Transliteration: kommerʧaliˈsta
"Il nostro commercialista ci ha aiutato con la dichiarazione dei redditi."
contador
Transliteration: kon.taˈðoɾ
"El contador revisó los libros de contabilidad de la empresa."
contabilista
Transliteration: kõ.tɐ.biˈliʃ.tɐ
"O contabilista apresentou o relatório financeiro trimestral."
लेखाकार
Transliteration: lekhakaar
"लेखाकार ने कंपनी के वित्तीय खातों की जांच की।"
会计师
Transliteration: kuài jì shī
"会计师负责处理公司的所有账目。"
회계사
Transliteration: hoegyesa
"그 회계사는 세금 신고를 도와주었다."
会計士
Transliteration: kaikeishi
"その会計士は会社の決算書を作成した。"
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