English dictionary
bookkeeping
/'b/U/k,k/i/p/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the activity of recording business transactions
Synonyms clerkingSource: WordNet 3.0
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The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation to each other, and the state of the business in which they occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used are a <i>daybook</i>, <i>cashbook</i>, <i>journal</i>, and <i>ledger</i>. See <u>Daybook</u>, <u>Cashbook</u>, <u>Journal</u>, and <u>Ledger</u>.
Source: webster1913