book-keeping

British

noun

the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions

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Other Word Forms

book-keeper noun

Example Sentences

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Chenery said she did some book-keeping work for her sister's firm but did not think TQ Tickets was involved in any kind of fraud.

From BBC

Giving evidence on Thursday at Leeds Crown Court, Ms Chenery explained how she did some book-keeping work for the firm.

From BBC

Humans are a striking example of this evolutionary book-keeping in action.

From Scientific American

To conceal the transfers of customer funds to Alameda, Wang, a former Google software developer, built a backdoor in FTX's book-keeping software, the people said.

From Reuters

A screenshot of FTX's book-keeping system showed that even after the massive customer withdrawals, some $10 billion in deposits remained, plus a surplus of $1.5 billion.

From Reuters

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