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comptroller

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comp·trol·ler  (kn-trlr, kmp-tr-, kmptr-)
n.
Variant of controller.

comptroller [kənˈtrəʊlə]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) a variant spelling of controller [2] esp as a title of any of various financial executives
comptrollership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comptrollercomptroller - someone who maintains and audits business accounts
auditor - a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization
bean counter - an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures
bookkeeper - someone who records the transactions of a business
bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
certified public accountant, CPA - an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations"
chartered accountant - a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter
cost accountant - a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production
Translations
comptroller [kənˈtrəʊləʳ] Ninterventor(a) m/f
comptroller
n (form)Rechnungsprüfer m, → Bücherrevisor m; Comptroller of the Queen’s Household Beamter des Rechnungshofes, der die königlichen Finanzen überprüft


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He was made Comptroller of Customs, and in this post he had to work hard, for one of the conditions was that he must write out the accounts with his own hand, and always be in the office himself.
 
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