/ʌkawˈntʌnts/ - [ukawntunts] -
We found 3 definitions of accountants from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: accountants |
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accountant - someone who maintains and audits business accounts | ||
comptroller, controller | ||
businessperson, bourgeois a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise | ||
auditor a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization | ||
bean counter an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures | ||
bookkeeper someone who records the transactions of a business | ||
certified public accountant, cpa an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations" | ||
chartered accountant a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter |