bookkeeping

[ boo k-kee-ping ]

/ ˈbʊkˌki pɪŋ /

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

Origin of bookkeeping

First recorded in 1680–90; book + keeping

book·keep·er, noun

accounting bookkeeping finance(s)

You are a good penman, and ready accountant, I think you tell me; and I presume you have a sufficient knowledge of book-keeping.

Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth
I'm very good at shorthand—hundred and twenty a minute; my arithmetic and book-keeping, too, are more than fair.

A Sheaf of Corn |Mary E. Mann
Unconsciously his own determined industry in book-keeping gave him a little more confidence.

Don Orsino |F. Marion Crawford
Candidates for the Post-Office Department should be good copyists, quick at arithmetic, and acquainted with book-keeping.

Ten Great Religions |James Freeman Clarke

I do the book-keeping well enough, but adventures and emergencies are more my line.

Here and Hereafter |Barry Pain

book-keeping

the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions

book-keeper, noun