comptroller

noun

comp·trol·ler kən-ˈtrō-lər How to pronounce comptroller (audio)

ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō-,

käm(p)-ˈtrō- How to pronounce comptroller (audio)

: a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures

: a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures

: controller sense 1c

comptrollership

kən-ˈtrō-lər-ˌship How to pronounce comptroller (audio)

ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō-

käm(p)-ˈtrō-

noun

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If you think "comptroller" looks like a mistaken spelling of "controller," you're partially right. Today, "comptroller" is an established word that shares one of its meanings (sense 3) with "controller." The term did originate as a misspelling, however. Around the 15th century, Middle English speakers altered the spelling of "conterroller" (meaning "controller," from the Middle French contrerolleur) under the influence of the Middle French word compte ("account"). The resulting word, "comptroller," has attracted criticism over the years. Grammarian Henry Fowler condemned "comptroller" as "not merely archaic, but erroneous" in 1920, and a lexicographical column from 1931 agreed that "comptroller" is "erroneous and should not be accepted as correct." Nevertheless, such modern institutions as colleges and governments continue to have comptrollers. "Comptrollership" occasionally turns up as well.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hobbs had been serving as acting comptroller since March.

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2022 Franchot, who has served as comptroller since 2007 and has the most name recognition statewide, remained at the top of the heap.

Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 Still, within weeks, Mr. Migdol began steering a series of fraudulent donations to the comptroller campaign.

New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 State legislators are prohibited, by law, from accepting an appointment to fill the remaining term of a constitutional office such as the comptroller’s.

Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2021 The banks want no one like Omarova in place as comptroller.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 Hynes, who served three times overseeing the state’s checkbook as comptroller beginning in 1999, returned to state government in 2019 from his job as a senior executive at UBS Asset Management.

Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021 If students don’t pay their fines quickly, Bradley is one of many Illinois municipalities that have sent the debt to collection agencies or to a program run by the state comptroller’s office that deducts money from tax refunds or payroll checks.

Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 Franchot, the comptroller, set up a system to ease the cash-flow crunch for stations that lowered prices.

Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	comptroller
释义	comptroller noun comp·trol·ler kən-ˈtrō-lər ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō-, käm(p)-ˈtrō- 1 : a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures 2 : a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures 3 : controller sense 1c comptrollership kən-ˈtrō-lər-ˌship ˈkäm(p)-ˌtrō- käm(p)-ˈtrō- noun Did you know? If you think "comptroller" looks like a mistaken spelling of "controller," you're partially right. Today, "comptroller" is an established word that shares one of its meanings (sense 3) with "controller." The term did originate as a misspelling, however. Around the 15th century, Middle English speakers altered the spelling of "conterroller" (meaning "controller," from the Middle French contrerolleur) under the influence of the Middle French word compte ("account"). The resulting word, "comptroller," has attracted criticism over the years. Grammarian Henry Fowler condemned "comptroller" as "not merely archaic, but erroneous" in 1920, and a lexicographical column from 1931 agreed that "comptroller" is "erroneous and should not be accepted as correct." Nevertheless, such modern institutions as colleges and governments continue to have comptrollers. "Comptrollership" occasionally turns up as well. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Hobbs had been serving as acting comptroller since March. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2022 Franchot, who has served as comptroller since 2007 and has the most name recognition statewide, remained at the top of the heap. Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 Still, within weeks, Mr. Migdol began steering a series of fraudulent donations to the comptroller campaign. New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 State legislators are prohibited, by law, from accepting an appointment to fill the remaining term of a constitutional office such as the comptroller’s. Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2021 The banks want no one like Omarova in place as comptroller. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 Hynes, who served three times overseeing the state’s checkbook as comptroller beginning in 1999, returned to state government in 2019 from his job as a senior executive at UBS Asset Management. Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021 If students don’t pay their fines quickly, Bradley is one of many Illinois municipalities that have sent the debt to collection agencies or to a program run by the state comptroller’s office that deducts money from tax refunds or payroll checks. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 Franchot, the comptroller, set up a system to ease the cash-flow crunch for stations that lowered prices. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, alteration of countreroller controller First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition comptroller noun comp·trol·ler kən-ˈtrō-lər, ˈkämp-ˌtrō- : the head accounting officer of a company or government
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comptroller

noun

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