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countinghouse

/ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ.haʊs/

Traduction: Terme historique désignant un bureau ou un bâtiment où les comptables d'une entreprise tenaient les registres financiers et s'occupaient de la comptabilité.

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noun

/ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ.haʊs/C2formalobsolète
  • frTerme historique désignant un bureau ou un bâtiment où les comptables d'une entreprise tenaient les registres financiers et s'occupaient de la comptabilité.

A historical term for an office or building where the accountants of a business kept financial records and conducted bookkeeping.

  1. Accounting officeC1formalbritish

    A room or building where a company's financial records are kept and its accounts are managed.

    frbureau de comptabilité

    • The clerks worked diligently in the countinghouse, balancing the ledgers.
    • All invoices were processed and filed in the countinghouse.
    • The countinghouse was located at the back of the merchant's warehouse.
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  • countinghouses plural form
  • countinghouses' possessive plural form
  • countinghouse's possessive singular form