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PRONUNCIATION OF BEAN-COUNTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAN-COUNTER

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bean-Counter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEAN-COUNTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bean-counter in the English dictionary

The definition of bean-counter in the dictionary is an accountant.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEAN-COUNTER

bean aphid
bean bag
bean caper
bean counter
bean curd
bean goose
bean sprout
bean sprouts
bean tree
bean weevil
beanbag
beanbag gun
beanball
beaneries
beanery
beanfeast
beanie
beanies
beanlike
beano

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEAN-COUNTER

bounty hunter
bunter
center
checkout counter
cool hunter
counter
discounter
encounter
food counter
foxhunter
Geiger counter
Gunter
headhunter
hunter
munter
over the counter
over-the-counter
punter
scintillation counter
shunter
ticket counter

Synonyms and antonyms of bean-counter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bean-counter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEAN-COUNTER

Find out the translation of bean-counter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bean-counter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bean-counter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

豆计数器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bean- counter
570 millions of speakers

English

bean-counter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेम काउंटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفول مكافحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боб - счетчик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feijão -counter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিম কাউন্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bean counter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bean-counter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bohnenzähler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豆カウンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콩 카운터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bean-counter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đậu truy cập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீன் தன்னிச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीन-काउंटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fasulye-sayacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bean -counter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Licznik fasoli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боб- лічильник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fasole - counter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φασόλι -counter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boontjie -toonbank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bean -counter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bean -counter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bean-counter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAN-COUNTER»

The term «bean-counter» is regularly used and occupies the 73.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAN-COUNTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bean-counter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAN-COUNTER»

Discover the use of bean-counter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bean-counter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of ...
If anyone wants to know exactly how the U.S. auto industry got into trouble, here is your guide.” —John Gapper, FINANCIAL TIMES When Bob Lutz got into the auto business in the early 1960s, CEOs knew that if you captured the public’s ...
Bob Lutz, 2011
2
Effective Project Management Through Applied Cost and ...
A People & Team Responsibility Figure 9.1 The Bean-Counter syndrome. working environment where the separate functions of design, procurement, construction, and project control are welded into a unified, cost-conscious team. C. The ...
James Bent, Kenneth K. Humphreys, 1996
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Moments
The day of the Bean Counter is here! Bean $ Counter (bënn kountər), η. 1. A member ofa growing religious order worshiping money, devoid of vision, morals or common sense. Working counter to the benefit of the common good. 2. adj. slang ...
Professor 929, 2012
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Commercial Real Estate Investing
Who, then, is the bean counter? People for years have poked fun at the bean counter, describing him or her as being excessively anal-retentive. Some of this is true. The reality of the bean counters is that they do a great job with what they are ...
Stuart Leland Rider, 2006
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Political Management in Canada: Conversations on Statecraft
I have often said that a provincial cabinet needs at least one high-profile mouthpiece and one bean counter. I had been a public servant. I had an interest in f1nancial matters and administration. I was not a charismatic speaker. So I was the ...
Allan Blakeney, Sandford F. Borins, 1998
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Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit
For years, Bean Counter acted somewhat coolly toward the Duck. He suspected the Duck was reporting secret angling information — information that Bean Counter felt should be kept top secret — to other anglers. Bean Counter had the ...
Harold C. Lyon, 2006
7
Faun & Games
"I can't get by this bean counter," she complained. A head formed from the counter. "Of course you can't," it said. "Nothing gets by me." But Forrest saw something else. It looked like a huge man, bigger than an ogre, but it was standing quite still ...
Piers Anthony, 1998
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination, 2E
Bean-Counter? Forecasters are, as you might have guessed, future-oriented. They tend to focus on the implications of decisions they're making. They think through where various forks in the road would lead. This visionary approach ensures ...
Michelle Tullier, 2012
9
Fearless Critic Washington DC Area Restaurant Guide
Daily 7am-5:30pm Bar None Georgetown Credit cards Visa, MC 1665 Wisconsin Ave. NW Outdoor dining, veg-friendly, Wi-Fi (202) 625-1665 Like the cafe's name, the Bean Counter's sandwich menu is a financial tour de farce, with titles such ...
Robin S. Goldstein, Alexis Herschkowitsch, Erin McReynolds, 2009
10
Enterprise JavaBeans 2.1
With this the components of the entity bean counter are complete from the point of view of the bean developer. One task for deployment yet to be done is the mapping of the bean's persistent attributes to the database. These tasks are generally ...
Rob Castaneda, Ingo Peters, Stefan Denninger, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAN-COUNTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bean-counter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leader: A work of the Spirit
The potential involvement of the Church Commissioners has led to a fear that some sort of bean-counter mentality will be applied to church ... «Church Times, Jul 15»
2
Coos Bay schools superintendent asserts right to make staffing …
"That's a bean-counter flaw." Aley said staff has a lot of anxiety over not knowing who will be in administrative roles this fall. "Let me remind the ... «Coos Bay World, Jul 15»
3
Greek Bank Robbers Look For Other Jobs
"The next leader of one of these countries could be a radicalised bank robber," said one continental bean-counter. "There's nobody who ... «SBS, Jun 15»
4
The watchdog's woes: Calls for Financial Conduct Authority …
He started out as an eager bean-counter in 1975, toiling away at audit and corporate finance, until he became chief executive in the UK in 2002 ... «This is Money, Jun 15»
5
The Fast Lane: Time for Her Majesty to move up in the world?
Perhaps it was simply a cost-saving measure by a palace bean-counter? Whatever the answer, the whole thing looked rather cheap ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
6
Five signs you're probably not cut out for management
... workers mistakenly view a promotion to management as a prize, acknowledgement you get for being the best widget-maker or bean-counter. «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
7
Corkery exits from DWTS but Marshall goes too close
And the final two was no place for the absolutely best dancer after four episodes, actress Siobhan Marshall and her man, bean-counter Charlie ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
8
Empire Theatres team makes magic happen
They are the departmental heads who are drip-fed by Anthony (Nunn), the chief bean-counter. Most seem to have worked at the theatre since ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Likely mayoral hopefulsroll out ideas to fix roads
I'm going to ask a team of businessmen, bean-counter types, to take a look at the city budget immediately upon election night results and ask ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
10
Jurassic World review: Steven Spielberg's classic finally gets a great …
... particularly Howard, whose character Claire transforms from a hard-nosed bean-counter to resourceful heroine over the course of the story. «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»

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