noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the activity of recording business transactions wordnet
3. 3
   General tasks for maintaining a system. uncountable, usually

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bookkeep form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

accountingauditclericalclerkinghousekeeping

Example

More examples

"When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping."

Related phrases

Hollywood bookkeepingbookkeeping machinedouble bookkeeping

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