"bookkeep" meaning in English

See bookkeep in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bookkeeps [present, singular, third-person], bookkeeping [participle, present], bookkept [participle, past], bookkept [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|~ing|bookkept}} bookkeep (third-person singular simple present bookkeeps, present participle bookkeeping, simple past and past participle bookkept)
  1. Alternative spelling of book-keep. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: book-keep
    Sense id: en-bookkeep-en-verb-LRVDLsWQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bookkept",
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