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The quiet art of making sure every dollar has an alibi.
means The systematic recording of a business's financial transactions, so the numbers tell a true and traceable story.
from From book plus keep — literally the keeping of account books, a practice formalized when Venetian merchants in the 1400s adopted double-entry ledgers.
Rare spellingOne of few words with three consecutive doubled letters.
Double-entryEvery entry recorded twice, as debit and credit.
Old professionAccount-keeping predates writing meant for language.