NOUN | person | bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
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Meaning | An accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures. | |
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Broader | accountant, comptroller, controller | someone who maintains and audits business accounts |
bureaucrat, administrative official | An official of a bureaucracy | |
Spanish | bean counter | |
Catalan | bean counter |
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