Definition of bookkeeping Bookkeeping

/bʊˈkKiˌpɪŋ/ - [bukKeeping] - book•keep•ing

We found 6 definitions of bookkeeping from 5 different sources.

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What does bookkeeping mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bookkeepings

bookkeeping - the activity of recording business transactions
  clerking
  accountancy, accounting the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
  single-entry bookkeeping, single entry a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account
  double-entry bookkeeping, double entry bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bookkeeping (Noun)
    Accounting: the skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e. g. income and expenses.
  • bookkeeping (Verb)
    Present participle of bookkeep.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bookkeeping (n.)
    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 daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See Daybook, Cashbook, Journal, and Ledger.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bookkeeping
    The art or science of recording business accounts and transactions.

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