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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbuːxˌfyːʁʊŋ
"Sorgfältige Buchführung schützt vor rechtlichen Problemen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The activity or process of keeping systematic, accurate accounts or records of financial transactions, occurrences, or historical data.
"Meticulous record-keeping is essential for any business to pass external audits successfully." - 2
The professional maintenance of medical, legal, or institutional files and documentation.
"Digital record-keeping has greatly reduced the time nurses spend on administrative tasks."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'record' (from Latin 'recordari', meaning 'to call to mind', via Old French) and the deverbal noun 'keeping' (from Old English 'cēpan', meaning 'to hold or watch'). The compound emerged in early modern administrative contexts to describe the systematic maintenance and archiving of documented information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Record-keeping" is said worldwide
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tenue des registres
Transliteration: tə.ny de ʁə.ʒistʁ
"Une bonne tenue des registres est indispensable pour l'entreprise."
Buchführung
Transliteration: ˈbuːxˌfyːʁʊŋ
"Sorgfältige Buchführung schützt vor rechtlichen Problemen."
tenuta dei registri
Transliteration: teˈnuːta ˈdei reˈdʒistri
"La tenuta dei registri richiede molta precisione."
llevar registros
Transliteration: ʎeˈβaɾ reˈxis.tɾos
"El buen manejo y llevar registros claros es vital para la compañía."
arquivamento
Transliteration: aʁ.ki.vaˈmẽ.tu
"O arquivamento digital facilitou o acesso aos dados."
अभिलेख रखना
Transliteration: abhilekh rakhna
"व्यापार में अच्छा अभिलेख रखना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
记录保存
Transliteration: jìlù bǎocún
"良好的记录保存习惯对公司至关重要。"
기록 관리
Transliteration: girok gwan-ri
"효율적인 기록 관리 시스템이 필요합니다."
記録保持
Transliteration: kiroku hoji
"正確な記録保持は企業の信頼性を高めます。"
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