book-keeping
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Humans are a striking example of this evolutionary book-keeping in action.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 13, 2022
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 ● Nov. 16, 2022
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
The old AFA enjoyed financial returns by the millions; the problems were in internal book-keeping, the distribution of that income among clubs and the general obscure processes that are de rigueur within the football establishment.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2017
Indeed she had wondered more than once lately, especially since she had ceased to amuse herself quite so desperately, whether it was likely that typewriting and book-keeping 152 were to be her destiny after all.
From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
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