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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-timekeeping.ogg Forms: timekeepings [plural], time-keeping [alternative]
Etymology: From time + keeping. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|keeping}} time + keeping Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} timekeeping (usually uncountable, plural timekeepings)
  1. The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-timekeeping-en-noun-IRAqgAa- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 36 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 37 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 34 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 33 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 31 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 32 33 3 Disambiguation of Time: 36 36 25 3
  2. The measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
    Measuring and recording the time spent by employees on the clock, including the timepoints at which they clocked in and clocked out.
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-timekeeping-en-noun-bx6mjl8d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 36 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 37 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 34 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 33 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 31 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 32 33 3 Disambiguation of Time: 36 36 25 3
  3. The quality of being punctual, keeping to a set time. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-timekeeping-en-noun-nP8fRVP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 36 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 37 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 31 34 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 35 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 33 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 31 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 32 33 3 Disambiguation of Time: 36 36 25 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bookkeeping, book-keeping, have the time, recordkeeping, record-keeping, scorekeeping, time clock, timekeeper Translations (the measurement of time): contrôle ou pointage de présence (French), chronométrage (alt: 1) (French), ponctualité (French), exactitude (French), cronometrare [feminine] (Romanian), cronometraj [neuter] (Romanian), cronometraje [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'the measurement of time': 45 45 9

Verb [English]

Audio: En-us-timekeeping.ogg Forms: time-keeping [alternative]
Etymology: From time + keeping. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|keeping}} time + keeping Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} timekeeping
  1. present participle and gerund of timekeep Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: timekeep
    Sense id: en-timekeeping-en-verb-39rh2nwX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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{
  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: French: contrôle ou pointage de présence, chronométrage (1), ponctualité (fr), exactitude (fr)",
  "path": [
    "timekeeping"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "timekeeping",
  "trace": ""
}

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