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comptroller 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/kənˈtrōlər/,/ˌkäm(p)ˈtrōlər/,/ˈkäm(p)ˌtrōlər/,
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comptrollers, plural;
  1. A controller (used in the title of some financial officers)

  1. accountant: someone who maintains and audits business accounts
  2. (comptrollership) the position of comptroller
  3. A comptroller is a person who supervises the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.
  4. The chief accountant of a company or government
  5. The officer responsible for keeping the state’s books and making rules to ensure that all the state’s financial transactions are performed according to statute and regulation, and according to generally accepted accounting principals (GAAP). ...
  6. The corporate manager responsible for the firm's accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the contoller (which means the same thing).
  7. An official who examines and audits accounts and is responsible for the keeping of records, overseeing the collection and receipt of money and reporting upon the financial status of a public body or business entity.
  8. the finance officer, or chief government accountant, who supervises financial transactions and superintends the fiscal budget for the installation and its assigned units; derived from "compt" for count or accounting. ...
  9. An officer who conducts the fiscal affairs of a state or MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
  10. The Collector's deputy at larger ports.
  11. The Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  12. often pronounced with /mp/; accepted pronunciation is "controller" (the mp spelling is based on the mistaken idea that the word has something to do with comp(u)tare "count, compute"; in fact it comes from contre-roll "file copy", the verb and its agent noun meaning "compare originals and file ...
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