Definition of bookkeeper
: a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business
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January was usually the busiest month, a time for restocking stationery, but bookkeepers and accountants in the nearby municipal offices were no longer ordering as many ledger books and the charts containing the latest tax rates.
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Catherine was a bookkeeper at Walgreens in Boca Raton, FL before retiring.
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To boost the application's prospects, prosecutors say, Gates asked a bookkeeper to add $2.4 million to the stated income of their company.
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His mother worked as a bookkeeper for his father, who painted in his spare time and instilled an appreciation of fine art in Bob and his siblings.
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The most intelligent, grounded character in the entire Champions world is bookkeeper Dana (Ginger Gonzaga).
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Nancy Bussey, 71, a single mother of three who worked variously as a legal secretary, construction-company bookkeeper, forklift driver for a dairy, and youth-ministry volunteer, died Jan. 9 at a care center in Greenbelt, Md.
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Usually, the crimes are committed by the union local's bookkeeper, president or treasurer.
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Prior to her retirement she was employed as a bookkeeper with The Mattabassett District in Cromwell, CT.
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First Known Use of bookkeeper
1555
BOOKKEEPER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of bookkeeper for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business
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Definition of bookkeeper for Students
: a person who keeps financial records for a business
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