Book-keeping


the work or skill of keeping account books or systematic records of money transactions (distinguished from accounting).
Historical Examples

Poppy Cynthia Stockley
Home Rule Harold Spender
The Cost of Shelter Ellen H. Richards
Mystic London: Charles Maurice Davies
The Idiot at Home John Kendrick Bangs
From Workhouse to Westminster George Haw
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) Maria Edgeworth
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete Martin Anderson Nexo
Practical Exercises in English Huber Gray Buehler
Humorous Readings and Recitations Various

noun
the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions

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