bookkeeping
the work or skill of keeping account books or systematic records of money transactions (distinguished from accounting).
Origin of bookkeeping
1Other words from bookkeeping
- bookkeeper, noun
Words that may be confused with bookkeeping
- accounting, bookkeeping , finance(s)
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How to use bookkeeping in a sentence
His chief work seemed to be in standing about the brick-yard watching the men, and in writing and book-keeping at home.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodThey attended to their own book-keeping, did their own selling and buying, tied up their bundles and packed all the cases.
They must refuse to view this matter as a question merely of book-keeping and accounts.
Home Rule | Harold SpenderThe two classes with which I was brought into contact were the book-keeping and embossing.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesI'm very good at shorthand—hundred and twenty a minute; my arithmetic and book-keeping, too, are more than fair.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for book-keeping
the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions
Derived forms of book-keeping
- book-keeper, noun
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