Counting house
A counting house, or counting room, was traditionally an office in which the financial books of a business were kept.[1] It was also the place that the business received appointments and correspondence relating to demands for payment.[2]
Counting room of the Bank of North Dakota (1920)
As the use of counting houses spread in the 19th century, so did their reputation as being often uncomfortable and dreary places to work.[3]
See also
- Accounts payable
- Count room, a secure room for counting cash
- Exchequer
- Factory (trading post), a fortified settlement for the counting houses of overseas merchants
References
- Nelson, Richard (1902). Commercial and Counting-House Arithmetic. p. 205.
- Cross v. Smith, 1 M. & Selw., 545 (KB 13 May 1813) ("The counting-house is the place where all appointments respecting the joint business, and all notices should be addressed, and it is the duty of the merchant to take care that a proper person be in attendance.").
- Anderson, Gregory (1976). Victorian Clerks.
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