| 单词 | to keep books |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto keep books 18. To maintain continuously in proper form and order (a record, diary, journal, accounts of money received and paid, etc.). to keep books, to make the requisite entries in a merchant's books so that these shall always represent the state of his commercial relations: see bookkeeping n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (transitive)] keep1552 chalk1597 society > communication > record > written record > arrangement and storage of written records > arrange and store written records [verb (transitive)] keep1552 file1581 administrate1969 1552 Ordre Hospital S. Bartholomewes sig. B.vv Treasurer Ye shal also kepe one seueral accompte betwene the Renter & you. 1552 Ordre Hospital S. Bartholomewes sig. Cj Almoner Keping one entier and perfecte Inuentarie..in a boke. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. clxxv Notaryes and scribes..whyche shoulde penne, and kepe althynges diligentelye. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. vii. 226 The first Registers of Entries are not so exactly kept as at this day. a1640 P. Massinger Guardian i. i. 36 in 3 New Playes (1655) A hopeful youth, to keep A Merchants book. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 66 The keeping proper Accounts of these was..allotted to Richard Graham. 1803 Pic Nic No. 14. 6 He had kept a journal of all his transactions. 1869 W. Longman Hist. Edward III I. xiv. 262 No record was kept of the losses of the English. 1891 Speaker 2 May 531/1 The useful habit of keeping commonplace books. < as lemmas |
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