accountant

«accountant» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to keep and check the money records… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an accountant, accountants)

meaning for a pupil

An accountant is a person whose job is to keep and check the money records of a business or person, work out taxes and give advice about money. tree →

sense in the lessons

In money and careers lessons, accountants keep track of income (money in) and expenses (money out), and check that the numbers add up. In everyday life, families and small businesses use an accountant at tax time. Phrases: «a chartered accountant» (UK), «a certified public accountant / CPA» (US), «see an accountant».

examples

• My aunt is an accountant and loves working with numbers. tree →
• The accountant checked that the shop's money added up. tree →
• Dad sees an accountant once a year about his taxes. tree →
• An accountant needs to be good at maths and careful. tree →
• The club's accountant showed that we made a profit of £200. tree →
• She trained to be an accountant after university. tree →

note

Countable, «an accountant». Double «c»: ac-coun-tant. Maths: accountants work with profit = money in − money out. The work is called accountancy (UK) or accounting (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «accountant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.