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book-keeping

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noun

  1. the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Mr Rehman told the BBC he refused to do so due to a lack of documentation, describing the organisation's book-keeping as "a cowboy job".

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2019

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

In federal book-keeping the fiscal year closes on the thirtieth of June.

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