French Conversation · Level 130
46 words
French word
comptabilité
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃tabilite/
Meaning
- feminine nounaccounting
Example
Je travaille en comptabilité.
I work in accounting.
More examples
Le service de comptabilité traite les factures.
The accounting department processes invoices.
Core concept
An organized financial map built from recorded entries and classifications.
Common phrases
tenir la comptabilité
keep the books
service de comptabilité
accounting department
logiciel de comptabilité
accounting software
Similar words
compta: An informal shortened term for accounting.
comptable: A person who records and calculates financial transactions.
compte: A record or account used to manage money coming in and going out.
facture: A document issued to request payment for goods or services.
Definition in French
Ensemble de méthodes et d'enregistrements qui permettent de suivre, classer et présenter les opérations financières d'une entreprise ou d'une organisation.
Word origin
The noun comptabilité was formed from comptable by adding -ité, and comptable developed from Latin computare through the history of French.
Usage tips
- La compta is a common informal shortening of la comptabilité, but comptabilité suits formal writing and professional contexts.
Other meanings
- bookkeepingnoun
Related words
- comptableaccountantnoun
- comptabiliserrecord in the accountsverb
- comptabilisationaccountingnoun