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

Weaver said social services investigators spent three days in mid-September looking over the nonprofit’s bookkeeping records, before returning two weeks later with a warrant.

From Los Angeles Times

George Smith was doing bookkeeping at a desk when he was murdered, according to a local television report.

From Los Angeles Times

It is built on a bookkeeping offence - the alleged falsification of reimbursements to Michael Cohen - the man who paid off Stormy Daniels – as legal fees rather than as hush-money payments.

From BBC

In order to operate this way, fintech companies often need a middleman between the fintech company and the bank that can do the bookkeeping necessary to make sure customer accounts are credited and debited correctly.

From Seattle Times

Jurors over the course of a month have heard testimony about sex and bookkeeping, tabloid journalism and presidential politics.

From Seattle Times