Countinghouse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Countinghouse \Count"ing*house`\ (kount"?ng-hous`), Countingroom
  \Count"ing*room`\ (kount"?ng-r??m`), n. [See {Count}, v.]
     The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or
     manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business; the
     offices used by the accountants of a business.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  countinghouse
       n : office used by the accountants of a business

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "countinghouse":
     boutique, chain store, co-op, concession, cooperative,
     country store, department store, dime store, discount house,
     discount store, emporium, establishment, five-and-ten,
     general store, house, magasin, mail-order house, market, mart,
     post, retail store, salon, shop, store, supermarket, trading post,
     variety shop, variety store, warehouse, wareroom,
     wholesale house