bookkeeper

as in recorder
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 on the Web His father worked for a propane business and his mother was a bookkeeper. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 July 2024 Parker had been a bookkeeper and barmaid at the legendary Sphinx Club on Pennsylvania Avenue, the city’s former Black entertainment district, adding a level of intrigue to the case, said the Rev. Alvin Hathaway, a lifelong Baltimorean. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024 The Journal claimed the group's bookkeeper found that Rhodes had used the group's credit card to buy everything from guns to groceries. Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Butler stated his client attended Eastern Kentucky University from 2003-2005 and has since worked as a bookkeeper or accountant. Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bookkeeper 
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Noun
  • The recorder oversees how elections are run within the county, and previous politicians in the position have pushed massive changes to the way their county votes.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In Yuma, the county recorder’s office was handing out voter-registration forms.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • What to watch this month:Here's what's new on Netflix, Max, Hulu and Prime in November 2024 Reach the reporter at dina.kaur@arizonarepublic.com.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Tennessean reporters Diana Leyva and Jordan Green contributed reporting.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • State of play: The Texas secretary of state's office will deploy state inspectors to polling locations and vote counting centers in Harris County.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Arizona secretary of state has refuted these claims as false.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Local students and archivists in places like Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and St. Augustine, Florida, receive donated digital cameras and learn to organize, preserve and digitize their own collections.
    Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The commission would have been headed by the state archivist and included two assemblymembers, two state senators, one individual proposed by the California Historical Society and five from the general public.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Below are results from the Alameda County registrar of voters for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • With less than 30 minutes to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 60%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Take proof of residency — a driver's license, utility bill, bank statement or paycheck are acceptable — to your local clerk's office by 8pm.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Absentee ballots can be returned at a local clerk's office, at a secure drop box, or through the mail.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Bookkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookkeeper. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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