bookkeeping

[ book-kee-ping ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• bookkeeper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookkeeping¹

First recorded in 1680–90; book + keeping

Example Sentences

Van Zant’s management and consulting company also assisted A3 with much of its bookkeeping.

From Voice of San Diego

Over the past few years, my boss has repeatedly tried to have me expense larger purchases, recently as much as $1,500, using my own credit card — presumably to simplify bookkeeping.

From Washington Post

The startup offers its clients services such as automated accounts, payment gateway, credit cards, automated bookkeeping, cash flow management and tax and compliance management solutions.

From TechCrunch

In fact, county auditors found Volunteers of America Southwest’s bookkeeping to be so flawed that they couldn’t gain “reasonable assurance” that a huge portion of the money had been spent as claimed.

From Voice of San Diego

Titles like Gloomhaven have complex characters that require a lot of bookkeeping.

From Popular-Science

His shady bookkeeping and greed came at the worst possible time for a struggling city.

From The Daily Beast

He had been referred to M. Joyeuse by an honest fellow of his acquaintance, old Passajon, to take lessons in bookkeeping.

From Project Gutenberg

It proves to be after all a matter of bookkeeping,—technical differences, which were reconciled readily enough.

From Project Gutenberg

Power, unaccustomed as yet to the methods of financial bookkeeping, turned to the latest column, and saw a row of figures.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course when the farm business becomes very large and intricate, an elaborate system of bookkeeping is necessary.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the most admirable system of bookkeeping that ever was devised.

From Project Gutenberg