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# bookkeeper

«bookkeeper» in Mova's school dictionary: **to keep careful records of the money a business earns and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a bookkeeper, bookkeepers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person whose job is to keep careful records of the money a business earns and spends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#m1)

2) (old) Someone who looks after books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In money and maths lessons, a bookkeeper records every sale and every bill so a business knows if it is making a profit. Bookkeeping uses adding, subtracting and checking that totals match. Related: accountant (who checks and plans the money, usually more qualified).

### examples

- The bookkeeper wrote down every sale in the ledger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x1)
- Our corner shop has a bookkeeper who comes on Fridays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x2)
- A good bookkeeper checks that the numbers add up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x3)
- Mum works as a bookkeeper for a building company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x4)
- The bookkeeper found a mistake in the bill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x5)
- «Bookkeeper» has three double letters in a row! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/#x6)

### note

Famous spelling: oo, kk, ee — three double letters in a row. One word. Noun for the job: bookkeeping. Not a «librarian» (who looks after library books).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bookkeeper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.