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词汇 accountant
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Definition of accountant in English:

accountant

noun əˈkaʊnt(ə)ntəˈkaʊnt(ə)nt
  • A person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts.

    会计师,会计员

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The orientation of research and development staff is likely to differ from that of accountants.
    • He said the vast bulk of claims against accountants were not for audit work but for taxation work.
    • Many accountants made it to the board having previously served as senior executives.
    • Ask your accountant to inform your tax office as soon as possible that he or she is dealing with your case.
    • There are a number of types of accountant, with chartered accountants being among the best known.
    • The distinction between fixed and variable costs commonly used by accountants is quite irrelevant.
    • Financial control is not as popular with qualified accountants as it used to be.
    • More to the point, we are a nation of accountants, consultants and financial advisers.
    • Many accountants have opted to return to college to add further value to their skills.
    • He would pass the letter on to his accountant, who would more than likely tell him not to worry.
    • The involvement of a qualified accountant in preparing these forecasts is recommended.
    • He is not sure if he owes tax on this, but is meeting his accountant this week to discuss the issue.
    • When my banker boyfriend came to London, he hung out with other bankers, or accountants and lawyers.
    • He went to see an insolvency practitioner at his accountants for advice on winding up the business.
    • The accountants decided the accounts were inefficient, and persuaded the politicians to close them.
    • There will always be a flow of accountants leaving the country to work and gain experience abroad.
    • After that, tax payers will have to employ an accountant or work out for themselves how much they owe the taxman.
    • If Hannibal had listened too long to his accountants, he might not have set off in the first place.
    • They cancelled their credit cards when told accountants were to look through the books, it is claimed.
    • Your assets are seized and managed by an accountant specialising in insolvency.
    Synonyms
    clerk, bank clerk, teller, bank teller, banker, treasurer, bursar, purser

Origin

Middle English: from Law French, present participle of Old French aconter (see account). The original use was as an adjective meaning 'liable to give an account', hence denoting a person who must do so.

Definition of accountant in US English:

accountant

(also acct.)
nounəˈkount(ə)ntəˈkaʊnt(ə)nt
  • A person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts.

    会计师,会计员

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The accountants decided the accounts were inefficient, and persuaded the politicians to close them.
    • He is not sure if he owes tax on this, but is meeting his accountant this week to discuss the issue.
    • There will always be a flow of accountants leaving the country to work and gain experience abroad.
    • After that, tax payers will have to employ an accountant or work out for themselves how much they owe the taxman.
    • The involvement of a qualified accountant in preparing these forecasts is recommended.
    • More to the point, we are a nation of accountants, consultants and financial advisers.
    • They cancelled their credit cards when told accountants were to look through the books, it is claimed.
    • Ask your accountant to inform your tax office as soon as possible that he or she is dealing with your case.
    • He said the vast bulk of claims against accountants were not for audit work but for taxation work.
    • Financial control is not as popular with qualified accountants as it used to be.
    • When my banker boyfriend came to London, he hung out with other bankers, or accountants and lawyers.
    • There are a number of types of accountant, with chartered accountants being among the best known.
    • The distinction between fixed and variable costs commonly used by accountants is quite irrelevant.
    • If Hannibal had listened too long to his accountants, he might not have set off in the first place.
    • Many accountants have opted to return to college to add further value to their skills.
    • Many accountants made it to the board having previously served as senior executives.
    • He would pass the letter on to his accountant, who would more than likely tell him not to worry.
    • He went to see an insolvency practitioner at his accountants for advice on winding up the business.
    • The orientation of research and development staff is likely to differ from that of accountants.
    • Your assets are seized and managed by an accountant specialising in insolvency.
    Synonyms
    clerk, bank clerk, teller, bank teller, banker, treasurer, bursar, purser

Origin

Middle English: from Law French, present participle of Old French aconter (see account). The original use was as an adjective meaning ‘liable to give an account’, hence denoting a person who must do so.

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