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A counting house, or counting room, was traditionally an office in which the financial books of a business were kept. It was also the place that the business received appointments and correspondence relating to demands for payment.
As the use of counting houses spread in the 19th century, so did their reputation as being often uncomfortable and dreary places to work.
A counting house, or counting room, was traditionally an office in which the financial books of a business were kept. It was also the place that the business received appointments and correspondence relating to demands for payment.
As the use of counting houses spread in the 19th century, so did their reputation as being often uncomfortable and dreary places to work.
See also
* Accounts payable *Count room
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York ...
, a secure room for counting cash
* Exchequer
* Factory (trading post)
Factory was the common name during the medieval and early modern eras for an entrepôt – which was essentially an early form of free-trade zone or transshipment point. At a factory, local inhabitants could interact with foreign merchant ...
, a fortified settlement for the counting houses of overseas merchants
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