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bookkeeping

/ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/

bookkeeping noun: the skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses. Also the present participle and gerund of bookkeep.

Noun

bookkeeping (usually uncountable, plural bookkeepings)

  1. (usually) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
  2. (usually) General tasks for maintaining a system.
    Synonyms:
    housekeeping

Also used as

bookkeeping is also the present participle and gerund of bookkeep.

bookkeeping meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

bookkeeping in Hindi

बहीखाते, बहीखाता, बही-रख-रखाव

bookkeeping in Urdu

بک کیپنگ, کتابی نگہداشت

bookkeeping in Telugu

బుక్ కీపింగ్

bookkeeping in Malayalam

ബുക്ക് കീപ്പിംഗ്, ബുക്കീപ്പിംഗ്, ബുക്ക് കീപ്പിങ്
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bookkeeping in Kannada
ಬುಕ್ಕೀಪಿಂಗ್, ಬುಕ್ ಕೀಪಿಂಗ್
bookkeeping in Punjabi
ਬੁੱਕਕੀਪਿੰਗ, ਬੁੱਕ ਕੀਪਿੰਗ, ਬੁੱਕ-ਕੀਪਿੰਗ
bookkeeping in Gujarati
બુક-કીપિંગ, બુક કીપિંગ
bookkeeping in Odia
ବୁକ୍ କିପିଙ୍ଗ୍
bookkeeping in Nepali
पुस्तक-पालन
bookkeeping in Indonesian
pembukuan

Synonyms of bookkeeping

Forms of bookkeeping

pluralbookkeepings
alternative formbook-keeping
alternative formbook keeping

Words formed from bookkeeping

Phrases with bookkeeping

Questions about bookkeeping

What does bookkeeping mean?
Bookkeeping means the skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.
What is bookkeeping in Hindi?
Bookkeeping in Hindi is बहीखाते, बहीखाता, बही-रख-रखाव. See Bookkeeping meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping is a noun.
How do you pronounce bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping is pronounced /ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/.
What is the plural of bookkeeping?
The plural of bookkeeping is bookkeepings.

Words near bookkeeping in the dictionary

  1. bookkeep
  2. bookkeeper
  3. bookkeeperess
  4. bookkeeperesses
  5. bookkeepers
  6. bookkeeping
  7. bookkeeping machine
  8. bookkeeping machines
  9. bookkeepings
  10. bookkeeps
  11. bookkept

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bookkeeping (page history and authors); bookkeeping (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bookkeeping (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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