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compting

compting is the present participle and gerund of compt.

Meaning of compt

Verb

compt (third-person singular simple present compts, present participle compting, simple past and past participle compted)

  1. (obsolete) To compute; to count or consider.
    • For some were warded in the Pittie-vault, some set caution to remove from the town, after they had compted and reckoned for their tavernry with their mistresses; […]1792, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, page 340

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Phrases with compting

Questions about compting

What is compting the present participle and gerund of?
Compting is the present participle and gerund of compt.

Words near compting in the dictionary

  1. compters
  2. comptes rendus
  3. comptessa
  4. CompTIA
  5. comptible
  6. compting
  7. compting house
  8. compting houses
  9. compting-house
  10. compting-houses
  11. comptly

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