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bookkeeper

[book-keep-er] / ˈbʊkˌkip ər /
NOUN
accountant
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Wong says she even did the company accounts on Sundays rather than pay for a bookkeeper because, at the time, saving the money mattered more than getting the day back.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Elizabette Guecamburu, a bookkeeper who has a rare neuromuscular disorder, spoke at Monday’s rally and implored the governor to remember the teachings of their shared alma mater Santa Clara University, a Jesuit-led private school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

She hopes the credential will position her for a job as an accounting specialist or bookkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Around that time, Brunel was fretting over a deposition of Maritza Vasquez, MC2’s former financial controller and bookkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

In her former life Tillie had been a bookkeeper.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

The Panic of 1893 was followed by a boom in corporations and their demand for what we now call white-collar office workers, such as stenographers and bookkeepers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Witnesses in the case have seesawed between bookkeepers and bankers with often dry testimony to Daniels and others with salacious and unflattering stories about Trump and the tabloid world machinations meant to keep them secret.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

Refugees work as housekeepers, maintenance workers and dishwashers, but also as bookkeepers and marketing assistants.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

Every year, bookkeepers at Tri Star conducted a lengthy, court-mandated accounting of her estate.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021

I didn't know if she meant the best of the computers or the best of the bookkeepers, and I didn't ask because I was afraid I already knew.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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