a person concerned with the maintenance and audit of business accounts and the preparation of consultant reports in tax and finance
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ac•count•ant /əˈkaʊntnt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Businessa person whose profession is accounting.
ac•count•ant
(ə koun′tnt),USA pronunciation n.
ac•count′ant•ship′, n.
- Businessa person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts.
- Middle French, Old French acuntant, present participle of acunter to account
- 1425–75; account + -ant; replacing late Middle English accomptant
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C.P.A.
- CA
- acc.
- accountancy
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- angle
- audit
- bean-counter
- bottom-liner
- ca'
- certified accountant
- certified public accountant
- chartered accountant
- client
- company doctor
- competence
- cost accounting
- cost keeper
- date
- direct
- drop
- insider
- numerary
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