recordkeeping

noun

rec·​ord·​keep·​ing ˈre-kərd-ˌkē-piŋ 

variants or less commonly record-keeping

: the act or practice of recording important information for future reference : the act of keeping records

Due to shoddy recordkeeping, the total area affected … is a mystery, and it will likely remain so.

—David Gargill

Examples of recordkeeping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That year, and again in 2021, the city’s Office of Inspector General probed CPD’s recordkeeping and production practices. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

Further, companies may wish to evaluate their recordkeeping procedures with respect to any articles containing PIP (3:1) to help ensure that any exemptions to the 2024 Rule’s prohibitions are accurately documented and certified. —Meaghan Colligan Hembree, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025

Regulations regarding employment, finances, recordkeeping, data conventions and interoperability of systems between markets are changing too quickly for old styles of monitoring to keep up. —Alex Ford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

The river height surged from less than 12 inches to more than 34 feet, the greatest recorded there since recordkeeping began in 1997. —Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 12 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recordkeeping

• beekeeping
• bookkeeping
• gatekeeping
• housekeeping
• peacekeeping
• safekeeping
• timekeeping
• beeping
• creeping
• heaping
• keeping
• leaping