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accountant
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈkaʊntənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkaʊntnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə koun′tnt)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ac•count•ant /əˈkaʊntnt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Businessa person whose profession is accounting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ac•count•ant
(ə koun′tnt),USA pronunciation 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/ n - 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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