book-keeping
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Humans are a striking example of this evolutionary book-keeping in action.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
The finance team could still see ample assets on the book-keeping portal as of last week.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
“I am happy to say that I sued Allied Artists for cosmetic book-keeping and they’re bankrupt,” he once recalled.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2020
From the endless bookings of the 70s, Kingsley Ward's wife Ann took several book-keeping jobs to keep Rockfield alive during the late 80s.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2020
After this book-keeping by double entry, my gossip took to engraving on copper.
From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul
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