'Countinghouse' definitions:
Definition of 'countinghouse'
From: WordNet
noun
Office used by the accountants of a business
Definition of 'Countinghouse'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'countinghouse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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