Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
keep books — keep records of money gained and spent, do the work of a bookkeeper My first job was to keep books for a small company in my hometown … Idioms and examples
keep books — {v. phr.} To keep records of money gained and spent; do the work of a bookkeeper. * /Miss Jones keeps the company s books./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep books — {v. phr.} To keep records of money gained and spent; do the work of a bookkeeper. * /Miss Jones keeps the company s books./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ books — v. phr. To keep records of money gained and spent; do the work of a bookkeeper. Miss Jones keeps the company s books … Словарь американских идиом
keep books — manage books, manage account or invoice slips … English contemporary dictionary
Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep — [kēp] vt. kept, keeping [ME kepen < OE cœpan, to behold, watch out for, lay hold of, akin to MLowG kapen, ON kopa, to stare at < ? IE base * ĝab , to look at or for] 1. to observe or pay regard to; specif., a) to observe with due or… … English World dictionary
keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… … Universalium
keep — To continue. People v. Roseberry, 23 Cal. App.2d 13, 71 P.2d 944; Briggs v. U. S., C.C.A.Mich., 45 F.2d 479, 480. To have or retain in one s power or possession; not to lose or part with; to preserve or retain. To maintain, carry on, conduct, or… … Black's law dictionary
keep — To continue. People v. Roseberry, 23 Cal. App.2d 13, 71 P.2d 944; Briggs v. U. S., C.C.A.Mich., 45 F.2d 479, 480. To have or retain in one s power or possession; not to lose or part with; to preserve or retain. To maintain, carry on, conduct, or… … Black's law dictionary
