record-keeping

A form of recordkeeping — The creation, collection and management of records, especially of a business or governmental nature.

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Meanings

nounrecord-keeping (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of recordkeeping.

    The railways' monopoly had meant that accountancy and record-keeping had been limited to global accounts. In other words, there were only really headline numbers, with little useful breakdown by routes or traffic type.

    2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44
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APA

record-keeping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-keeping

MLA

“record-keeping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-keeping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “record-keeping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/record-keeping.

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