bookkeeping
/ˈbʊkkiːpɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʊkkˌipɪŋ] /ˈbʊkkiːpɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʊkkˌipɪŋ] /ˈbu̇k-ˌkē-piŋ How to pronounce bookkeeping (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bookkeeping — noun
1. the work of writing down and checking a company's income and spending
the work of writing down and checking a company's income and spending
Layla does the bookkeeping for her uncle's bakery every Sunday night.
do the bookkeeping for a family business
After lunch, Diego checked the bookkeeping before paying the vegetable supplier.
check the bookkeeping before making a payment
The dance school moved its bookkeeping onto new software in January.
Arjun learned basic bookkeeping while helping at his aunt's travel agency.
When cash went missing, Mizuki reviewed the bookkeeping line by line.
- accounting
broader term that can include reports, tax work, and financial analysis
- record-keeping
wider term for keeping records of any kind, not only money
- accounts work
office phrase for routine work with bills, payments, and account records
文法句型
do the bookkeeping
bookkeeping for + shop/company
learn bookkeeping
用法筆記
Usually refers to the routine work of recording daily sales, bills, and payments for a business or organization. It focuses on keeping the records accurate, while accounting can also include wider reporting, tax work, and analysis.