- counting house
- count|ing house [ `kauntıŋ ,haus ] noun counta place where money and accounts were kept in the past
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
counting house
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counting-house — ˈcounting ˌhouse noun [countable] informal ACCOUNTING the part of a large organization that is responsible for looking after money; = finance department AmE … Financial and business terms
counting house — UK US noun [C] ► in the past, the office or building in which a person s or an organization s accounts or money were kept … Financial and business terms
counting house — n an office where accounts and money were kept in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
counting house — a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business. [1400 50; late ME] * * * counting house or counting room noun Formerly, a room in which a merchant, etc kept his accounts and transacted business • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
counting house — UK [ˈkaʊntɪŋ ˌhaʊs] / US noun [countable] Word forms counting house : singular counting house plural counting houses a place where money and accounts were kept in the past … English dictionary
Counting house — A counting house, or compting house, literally is the building, room, office or suite in which a business firm carries on operations, particularly accounting. By a synecdoche, it has come to mean the accounting operations of a firm, however… … Wikipedia
counting house — count′ing house n. bus a building or office where the financial records of a business are maintained • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
counting house — a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business. [1400 50; late ME] * * * … Universalium
counting house — building or office which a business or firm uses as its accounting and bookkeeping department … English contemporary dictionary
counting house — noun historical a place where the accounts and money of a person or company were kept … English new terms dictionary
