comptroller
pronunciation
How to pronounce comptroller in British English:
UK [kənˈtrəʊlə(r)]
How to pronounce comptroller in American English:
US [kənˈtroʊlə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who maintains and audits business accounts
Word Origin
- comptroller (n.)
- c. 1500, variant of controller, with bad spelling due to influence of unrelated French compte "an account," from Latin computare.
Example
- 1. Mr hynes , the state 's comptroller , estimates the shortfall will increase to $ 9 billion by next year .
- 2. New york 's financial comptroller reckons wall street employs almost 20000 fewer people than before the crisis .
- 3. The comptroller , in her biennial revenue estimate , predicted that texas would have about $ 77 billion to spend in 2010-11 : down 10.5 % from the previous round , because of declining sales and property taxes .
- 4. The inspector has already forced the sacking of the city 's comptroller , miguel angel moralesrussi , and banned him from public office for 20 years .
- 5. John dugan , a former comptroller of the currency , played the role of chairman of the federal deposit insurance corporation ( fdic ) and said resolution actually made four options possible .