Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
bookkeeper — UK US (also book keeper) /ˈbʊkˌkiːpər/ noun [C] ACCOUNTING ► someone whose job is to keep a record of all the money a company spends and receives: »We are planning to hire a freelance bookkeeper … Financial and business terms
bookkeeper — bookkeeper, accountant, auditor. A bookkeeper keeps a regular, concise, and accurate record of business trans actions by making the proper entries in the various books of account for that purpose. An accountant is a person skilled in the art of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Bookkeeper — Book keep er, n. One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the books and accounts in an office. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bookkeeper — also book keeper, 1550s, from BOOK (Cf. book) (n.) + KEEPER (Cf. keeper). A rare English word with three consecutive double letters. Related: Bookkeeping, which is from 1680s in the sense the work of keeping account books; book keep (v.) is a… … Etymology dictionary
bookkeeper — [[t]b ʊkkiːpə(r)[/t]] bookkeepers also book keeper N COUNT A bookkeeper is a person whose job is to keep an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization … English dictionary
bookkeeper — An individual responsible for recording *general ledger transactions and preparing a *trial balance. The duties of bookkeepers vary between organizations, but there is a commonly understood distinction between the supporting functions of a… … Auditor's dictionary
bookkeeper — noun Date: 1555 a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business • bookkeeping noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bookkeeper — See bookkeeping. * * * … Universalium
bookkeeper — noun /ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ),bʌʔˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/ A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business. Syn: accountant … Wiktionary
bookkeeper — Synonyms and related words: CA, CPA, abacist, accountant, accountant general, actuary, amanuensis, archivist, auditor, bank accountant, bank examiner, bursar, calculator, cashier, cashkeeper, certified public accountant, chamberlain, chartered… … Moby Thesaurus
