Accompt

/əˈkaʊnt/ noun

Definition

An archaic spelling of 'account,' referring to a record of money, transactions, or a narrative explanation.

Etymology

From Old French accompte, variant of account. This spelling preserves the French 'mp' cluster that was later simplified to just 'c' in modern English 'account'.

Kelly Says

Medieval accountants actually wrote 'accompt' on their ledgers, and the spelling stuck around for centuries in business English—you can find it in colonial documents and even Shakespeare's time.

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