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a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business
questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts
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Recent Examples of bookkeepers
The site is particularly strong in the accounting and finance sector, with jobs available for everyone from collection managers to controllers, bookkeepers and CPAs.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Allocate 10% to 15% of monthly revenue for delegation, focusing on virtual assistants, bookkeepers and content creators first.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Allocate 10% to 15% of monthly revenue for delegation, focusing on virtual assistants, bookkeepers and content creators first.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookkeepers
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But John Connolly, the state's Medicaid director, told reporters Thursday the state has no evidence to substantiate such a high figure.—
STEVE KARNOWSKI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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There were no cameras or reporters there that day.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Here are eight takes on the cover-friendly storage solution, fit for design fiends, bookworms, and archivists alike.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
18 Feb. 2026
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Once Raymond was discharged from the military, the couple lived outside of New York City for a while before relocating to Nashville, archivists told WTVF.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Two Cabinet secretaries were there, along with the attorney general.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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Jobs, like cashiers and janitors, are least exposed to AI, while secretaries and administrative assistants are most impacted, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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West, in an interview Monday, said the arrangement keeps each party in charge of its primary and avoids friction that has occurred when clerks from different parties worked side by side.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the probe, investigators discovered clerks working for several tag agencies illegally accessed drivers’ personal and confidential information from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Bookkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeepers. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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