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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Countinghouse

/(kount"?ng-hous`)/ · Count·ing·house · IPA
01 n. The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business; the offices used by the accountants …
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    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.