What does comptable in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word comptable in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use comptable in French.

The word comptable in French means accountant, accounting, countable, countable, count, indebted, treasury official, accountant, accounting officer, depreciation expense, accounting balance, balance sheet, accounts balance sheet, accounting document, accounts entry, financial year, chartered accountant, chartered accounting, accounts management, uncountable, accounting document, chart of accounts, chart of accounts, accounting provision, account entry, accounting entry. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word comptable

accountant

nom masculin et féminin (professionnel des comptes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la clôture des comptes annuels, les comptables sont débordés.
What with the close of annual accounts, accountants are snowed under.

accounting

adjectif (relatif à la tenue des comptes)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est la comptabilité qui établit le plan comptable.
It is the accounts department that draws up the accounting plan.

countable

adjectif (dénombrable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tous les produits dans l'entrepôt sont comptables.
All products in the warehouse are countable.

countable, count

adjectif (Grammaire (nom : qu'on peut compter) (noun)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les mots « page » ou « table » sont comptables.
The words "page" and "table" are countable.

indebted

adjectif (littéraire (redevable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce journaliste m'est comptable de quelques faveurs.
This journalist owes me a few favours.

treasury official

nom masculin et féminin (fonctionnaire en charge des paiements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le comptable finit en général les paies le 5 du mois.

accountant, accounting officer

nom masculin (direction : responsable des comptes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

depreciation expense

nom masculin (valeur d'un bien définie selon sa durée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En général, les amortissements comptables se font sur 5 ans.

accounting balance

nom féminin (bilan financier) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les ans, la comptabilité établit la balance comptable de l'entreprise.

balance sheet, accounts balance sheet

nom masculin (notion de comptabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

accounting document

nom masculin (pièce pour la comptabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

accounts entry

nom féminin (enregistrement d'un flux sur un compte) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

financial year

nom masculin (opérations comptables d'une année)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet achat devra être budgété sur le prochain exercice comptable.
This purchase needs to go into the budget for the next financial year.

chartered accountant

nom masculin (spécialiste en comptabilité) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mme Dupont, l'expert-comptable, supervise la comptabilité de mon entreprise.
Ms. Dupont, a chartered accountant, oversees the accounting for my business.

chartered accounting

nom féminin (audit d'expert comptable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

accounts management

nom féminin (comptabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

uncountable

locution adjectivale (Grammaire (mot : indénombrable) (grammar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
"Neige" est un mot non comptable.

accounting document

nom féminin (document nécessaire à la comptabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chart of accounts

nom masculin (réglementation comptable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chart of accounts

nom masculin (réglementation comptable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le plan comptable général est l'ensemble des règles d'évaluation et de tenue des comptes.

accounting provision

nom féminin (somme mise de côté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le montant des impôts fait souvent l'objet d'une provision comptable.

account entry, accounting entry

nom féminin (gestion financière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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