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bookkeeping

[book-kee-ping] / ˈbʊkˌki pɪŋ /
NOUN
accounting
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There’s not a textbook for empathy the way there is for Python or for bookkeeping.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

"Mr Kahn's work for Epstein was precisely the same kind of accounting and bookkeeping work that thousands of professionals provide to clients on a daily basis," Dan Ruzumna told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

As Jackson’s media prominence grew — including a cover photo on Time magazine in 1970 — tensions erupted between Jackson and SCLC, in part because of the sloppy bookkeeping that became a Jackson characteristic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In accounting, software has automated large portions of bookkeeping and tax preparation without eliminating accountants, who have moved up the value chain toward advisory, forensic and judgment-intensive work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Arabic numerals made possible the paper-based accounting of double-entry bookkeeping.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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