comptroller (noun)
1comptroller — comp·trol·ler /kən trō lər, kämp ˌtrō / n: the head accounting officer of a company or government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. comptroller …
2comptroller — ► NOUN ▪ a controller (used in the title of some financial officers). ORIGIN variant of CONTROLLER(Cf. ↑C) …
3Comptroller and Auditor General — Compˈtroller and ˌAuditor ˈGeneral noun FINANCE in Britain, the government official in charge of the National Audit Office * * * Comptroller and Auditor General UK US noun [S] ► GOVERNMENT in the UK, the government official in charge of the… …
4Comptroller General — Compˌtroller ˈGeneral noun FINANCE in the US, the government official in charge of the General Accounting Office * * * Comptroller General UK US noun [S] ► GOVERNMENT in the US, the government official in charge of the Government Accountability… …
5Comptroller General — noun a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun (plural comptrollers general) : an officer in the United States federal… …
6Comptroller of the Currency — noun 1. a United States federal official who regulates the national banks • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary 2. the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government… …
7comptroller — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of countreroller controller Date: 15th century 1. a royal household official who examines and supervises expenditures 2. a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies… …
8comptroller — noun [kənˈtrəʊlə,kənˈtroʊləɹ,kamˈtroʊləɹ/ The chief accountant of a company or government. Syn: administrator, foreman, chief, head, head man, controller …
9comptroller — noun (C) formal an official title for a controller (2) …
10comptroller — The corporate manager responsible for the firm s accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the controller (which means the same thing). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * comptroller comp‧trol‧ler [kənˈtrəʊlə, kəmp ǁ ˈtroʊlər] noun… …
