bookkeeping

• book-keeping, book keeping

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/

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bookkeeping (usually uncountable, plural bookkeepings)

1. (accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.

   Synonyms: accounting, accountancy

2. (computing) General tasks for maintaining a system.

   Synonym: housekeeping

bookkeeping

1. present participle and gerund of bookkeep

• “bookkeeping”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.