book-keeping
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Giving evidence on Thursday at Leeds Crown Court, Ms Chenery explained how she did some book-keeping work for the firm.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
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
However, the human body being somewhat more complicated than a basic book-keeping system, all your appetite hears is the activation.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2019
The importance, however, of reference to original entries has no doubt led to the preservation of the "Waste-book" in regular book-keeping, and a modification of its character.
From Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
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