Definition
an accountant: a person specializing in counting, business figures, money, revenues, expenditures, profits, etc.
accounting: book-keeping, the skill or practice of maintaining business accounts
an account: a balance, a bill, an invoice; a description, a story; a place where money is kept for you by a bank
Pronunciation examples
UK: When I grow up I want to be an accountant.
US: I'm sure you've got a bright future in accounting.
- "Lawyer : That was the accountant!"
- "For accounting, a brand-new printer."
- "I would like you to accompany Philip on this trip in order to discuss said invoices with their accounts department while Philip discusses new orders with their buyers, thereby killing two birds with one stone."
- "Honestly Mr. Capone, now we have to find a new accountant!"
- "Lawyer : As for the tax evasion, I've made an appointment with the best accountant in town tomorrow at 10.00 am, at the Delavigne Corporation."
- "You know with all these new corporate tax regulations and restrictions, I'm glad our accounting department, which is you, is capable of organizing our paperwork so efficiently."
- "Lawyer : The same accountant that was going to help you with your tax evasion case!"
- "Accomplished singer/songwriter seeks to work in an accounts department."
- "I'm going to tell the accounts department to go ahead and give you some of next month's salary."
- "Since you're in charge of personnel, I want to ask you to approach the accounts department on my behalf."
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