bookkeeping

American  

[book-kee-ping] / ˈbʊkˌki pɪŋ /

noun

1. the work or skill of keeping keeping account books or systematic records of money transactions (accounting ).

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Other Word Forms

• bookkeeper noun

Etymology

Origin of bookkeeping

First recorded in 1680–90; book + keeping

Example Sentences

Automation had been hollowing out middle-skill work since the early 2000s, quietly eliminating the clerical roles, bookkeeping jobs and sales positions that once absorbed India's graduates.

From BBC

Amanda said she is picking up whatever work she can, including hospital administrative duties and bookkeeping gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In death as in life, the only relief he can find is in the bookkeeping drudgery that has become not just his identity but his very soul.

From Los Angeles Times

Their statement also stresses that they effectively opened up their entire bookkeeping system to the Premier League for the purposes of the investigation.

From BBC

"Mr Kahn's work for Epstein was precisely the same kind of accounting and bookkeeping work that thousands of professionals provide to clients on a daily basis," Dan Ruzumna told the BBC.

From BBC