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book-keeping

British  

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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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