counting house

noun

a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business.

Origin of counting house

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby counting house

counterwork, countess, count for, count in, counting chamber, counting house, counting number, counting room, countless, count noses, count noun

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Example sentences from the Web for counting house

For once, Zack had not exaggerated in saying that his aversion to employment in a counting-house amounted to absolute horror.
Hide and Seek|Wilkie Collins
And, leaving the room with as much calmness as she felt rage when entering it, she went down to the counting-house.
Serge Panine, Complete|Georges Ohnet
Sarah had gone down into the counting-house, and obtained the invoice which the senior clerk had torn up.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat
In the mean time Tappitt sat sullen and wretched in the counting-house.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope

She found Mr Ferris in his counting-house, on the ground-floor.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for counting house

counting house

noun

rare, mainly British a room or building used by the accountants of a business

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单词	counting house
释义	counting house noun a building or office used by the accounting and bookkeeping department of a business. Origin of counting house late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby counting house counterwork, countess, count for, count in, counting chamber, counting house, counting number, counting room, countless, count noses, count noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counting house For once, Zack had not exaggerated in saying that his aversion to employment in a counting-house amounted to absolute horror. Hide and Seek\|Wilkie Collins And, leaving the room with as much calmness as she felt rage when entering it, she went down to the counting-house. Serge Panine, Complete\|Georges Ohnet Sarah had gone down into the counting-house, and obtained the invoice which the senior clerk had torn up. Jacob Faithful\|Captain Frederick Marryat In the mean time Tappitt sat sullen and wretched in the counting-house. Rachel Ray\|Anthony Trollope She found Mr Ferris in his counting-house, on the ground-floor. The Missing Ship\|W. H. G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for counting house counting house noun rare, mainly British a room or building used by the accountants of a business Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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