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book·keep·ing
(bo͝ok′kē′pĭng)n.
The practice or profession of recording the accounts and transactions of a business.
book′keep′er n.
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book•keep•ing
(ˈbʊkˌki pɪŋ)n.
the occupation of keeping detailed records of a company's transactions, esp. its purchases and sales.
[1680–90]
book′keep`er, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business single entry, single-entry bookkeeping - a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account double entry, double-entry bookkeeping - bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another posting - (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account" |
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