Word: countinghouse
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: count
ing
house
Definition: An office used by a business to house its accounts department.
Morphemes:
Affix: count
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: conter
Language: fro
Decoded: conter
Meaning: add up; tell a story
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.
Affix: house
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.