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bookkeeper

[book-keep-er] / ˈbʊkˌkip ər /
NOUN
accountant
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The bookkeeper responded that the report was showing the balance of Epstein’s entire American Express account and that she would have Molchanova removed from the account.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Wong says she even did the company accounts on Sundays rather than pay for a bookkeeper because, at the time, saving the money mattered more than getting the day back.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Amy’s certified public accountant wrote that the bookkeeper was under “direction to not reply or provide information” to one of Sandy’s attorneys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

His parents, a police officer and a bookkeeper, encouraged his curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

Betsie starting work as Father’s bookkeeper in the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The Panic of 1893 was followed by a boom in corporations and their demand for what we now call white-collar office workers, such as stenographers and bookkeepers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

The club was barely able to meet the Spanish league’s strict financial control rules last season in time to register all its players, and some more long nights loom for Barcelona’s bookkeepers.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2023

Refugees work as housekeepers, maintenance workers and dishwashers, but also as bookkeepers and marketing assistants.

From Washington Times Aug. 6, 2022

Krush was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on Dec. 24, 1983, the daughter of bookkeepers who dreamed of life in the United States.

From New York Times May 27, 2020

I didn't know if she meant the best of the computers or the best of the bookkeepers, and I didn't ask because I was afraid I already knew.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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