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13-letter words containing coun

  • home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
  • house counsel — a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that he or she represents.
  • joint account — a bank account in the names of two or more persons or parties and subject to withdrawals by each.
  • local council — the governing body of a county, district, etc
  • low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
  • lunch counter — a counter, as in a store or restaurant, where light meals and snacks are served or are sold to be taken out.
  • miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
  • north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
  • on account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
  • privy council — a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • short account — the account of a short seller.
  • sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
  • time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • trust account — an account of property established with a trust company by a grantor, for distribution during or after the grantor's lifetime.
  • unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
  • unencountered — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
  • wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
  • works council — an elected body of employee representatives that deals with management regarding grievances, working conditions, wages, etc.
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