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accountant
What does accountant mean?
accountant (noun): one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use accountant in a sentence?
- Are you an accountant? (Tatoeba sentence #11906242 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce accountant?
/əˈkaʊntənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does accountant come from?
From Middle English, from Middle French acuntant.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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