book-keeping
(ˈbʊkkiːpɪŋ)
The art of keeping a merchant's or tradesman's books or accounts.
| 1689 Lond. Gaz. No. 2480/4 Merchants..who desire to be accomplish'd with the Famous Art of Book-keeping. 1817 J. Scott Paris Revisit. 82 What is poetry to one, may be book-keeping to another. 1849 J. Freese Comm. Class-bk. iii. 95 An introduction to book-keeping by single and double entry. |