bookkeeping

bookkeeping
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


bookkeeping
The process of systematically and methodically recording the financial accounts and transactions of an entity.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


bookkeeping
The process of systematically and methodically recording the financial accounts and transactions of an entity.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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