countinghouse
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count·ing·house
also count·ing house (koun′tĭng-hous′)n.
A building, room, or office in which a business firm carries on operations such as accounting and correspondence.
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Noun | 1. | countinghouse - office used by the accountants of a business business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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