Bookkept

/ˈbʊkˌkɛpt/

बहीखाता रखा / खातों का रिकॉर्ड रखा

Origin & History

From the verb “bookkeep” (book + keep), meaning “to keep financial records”; “bookkept” is its irregular/variant past form (alongside “bookkept/bookkept” usage, with “bookkeeping” common).

यह क्रिया “bookkeep” (book + keep) से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है वित्तीय रिकॉर्ड/खाते बनाए रखना; “bookkept” इसका अनियमित/प्रचलित भूतकाल/भूतकृत रूप है (और “bookkeeping” इसका सामान्य संज्ञा-रूप है)।

Definition

“Bookkept” is the past tense and past participle of “bookkeep,” meaning to record and maintain accounts, financial transactions, or business records, often as part of bookkeeping or accounting work.

“Bookkept” शब्द “bookkeep” का भूतकाल और भूतकृत रूप है, जिसका अर्थ है खातों, वित्तीय लेन-देन, या व्यावसायिक अभिलेखों को दर्ज करना और व्यवस्थित रूप से बनाए रखना—आमतौर पर बहीखाता/लेखा कार्य के रूप में।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense/past participle):
She bookkept for several small businesses before becoming an accountant.
वह लेखाकार बनने से पहले कई छोटे व्यवसायों के लिए बहीखाता संभालती थी।

Usage Examples

He bookkept the shop’s accounts in a ledger every evening.
All expenses were carefully bookkept and filed for audit purposes.
The charity bookkept donations separately from operating costs.
They bookkept manually before switching to accounting software.

Synonyms

Kept the books Maintained accounts Recorded transactions Accounted (for) Logged Entered (in records)

Related Forms

Adjective
Bookkeeping (as an attributive adjective, e.g., bookkeeping records)

Idioms & Phrases

Keep the books
हिसाब-किताब रखना / बहीखाता संभालना
Cook the books
खातों में हेरफेर करना / हिसाब-किताब में गड़बड़ी करना
In the books
रिकॉर्ड में / दर्ज