Wirtschaftsprüfer

auditor

noun VEERT-shafts-prue-fer Rare

Origin: from Wirtschaft (economy) plus Prüfer (examiner)

Also means

chartered accountant

Usage Note

Wirtschaftsprüfer audits company accounts and certifies financial statements, a highly regulated title above the Steuerberater. The feminine is Wirtschaftsprüferin. The plural is Wirtschaftsprüfer, unchanged.

Examples

"Der Wirtschaftsprüfer testierte den Jahresabschluss."

Natural Translation

The auditor certified the annual financial statement.

Literal Translation

The auditor attested the annual-statement.

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