What does "countinghouse" mean?

An office used by a business to house its accounts department.

What is a synonym for "countinghouse"?

Common synonyms include: boutique, chain store, co op, co-op, compting-house, concession.

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1
An office used by a business to house its accounts department. dated
"[…]they made the journey in a cart, wearing workaday clothes, three of them: Roman, the bailiff, and a countinghouse clerk."
2
office used by the accountants of a business wordnet

"[…]they made the journey in a cart, wearing workaday clothes, three of them: Roman, the bailiff, and a countinghouse clerk."

From counting + house.

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