Accountant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænvəsɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænvəsɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comptroller controller

Word Forms

accountantship	noun	the position of accountant
accountancy	noun	the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
account	verb	keep an account of
comptrollership	noun	the position of comptroller
controllership	noun	the position of controller
control	verb	verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Buchhalter

jemand, der Geschäftskonten führt und prüft

🇫🇷French

comptable

quelqu'un qui tient et vérifie les comptes d'entreprise

🇪🇸Spanish

contador

alguien que mantiene y audita cuentas comerciales

🇮🇹Italian

contabile

qualcuno che mantiene e controlla i conti aziendali

🇵🇹Portuguese

contador

alguém que mantém e audita contas comerciais

🇷🇺Russian

бухгалтер

тот, кто ведет и проверяет коммерческие счета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकाउंटेंट

कोई व्यक्ति जो व्यावसायिक खातों का रखरखाव और लेखापरीक्षा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হিসাবরক্ষক

এমন কেউ যিনি ব্যবসার অ্যাকাউন্ট রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করেন এবং নিরীক্ষা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

கணக்காளர்

வணிக கணக்குகளை பராமரிக்கும் மற்றும் தணிக்கை செய்யும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అకౌంటెంట్

వ్యాపార ఖాతాలను నిర్వహించే మరియు ఆడిట్ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

लेखापाल

व्यवसाय खात्यांची देखरेख आणि ऑडिट करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકાઉન્ટન્ટ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વ્યવસાય એકાઉન્ટ્સ જાળવે છે અને ઓડિટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಗ

ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಖಾತೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಲೆಕ್ಕಪರಿಶೋಧಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്കൗണ്ടൻ്റ്

ബിസിനസ്സ് അക്കൗണ്ടുകൾ പരിപാലിക്കുകയും ഓഡിറ്റ് ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੇਖਾਕਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਤਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਭ-ਸੰਭਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਆਡਿਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اکاؤنٹنٹ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کاروباری کھاتوں کی دیکھ بھال اور آڈٹ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

会计

维护和审计企业账户的人

🇯🇵Japanese

会計士

ビジネスアカウントを維持および監査する人

🇰🇷Korean

회계사

비즈니스 계정을 유지하고 감사하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kế toán viên

người duy trì và kiểm toán tài khoản doanh nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

นักบัญชี

คนที่ดูแลและตรวจสอบบัญชีธุรกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

akuntan

seseorang yang mengelola dan mengaudit akun bisnis

🇲🇾Malay

akauntan

seseorang yang menyelenggara dan mengaudit akaun perniagaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محاسب

شخص يحافظ على الحسابات التجارية ويراجعها

🇮🇷Persian

حسابدار

شخصی که حساب های تجاری را نگهداری و حسابرسی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

muhasebeci

işletme hesaplarını koruyan ve denetleyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶשׁבּוֹנַאי

מישהו שמנהל ומבקר חשבונות עסקיים

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