ledger

ledg·er  (ljr)

n.

1.

a. A book in which the monetary transactions of a business are posted in the form of debits and credits.

b. A book to which the record of accounts is transferred as final entry from original postings.

2. A slab of stone laid flat over a grave.

3. A horizontal timber in a scaffold, attached to the uprights and supporting the putlogs.

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[Middle English legger, breviary, probably from leggen, to lay; see ledge.]

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ledger [ˈlɛdʒə]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) Book-keeping the principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a flat horizontal slab of stone

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a horizontal scaffold pole fixed to two upright poles for supporting the outer ends of putlogs

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling

a.  a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely

b.  (as modifier) ledger tackle

vb

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (intr) Angling to fish using a ledger

[C15 legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ledger - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" account book, book of account, leger, book record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase" cost ledger - ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways general ledger - the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts) subsidiary ledger - details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger daybook, journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred accounting system, method of accounting, accounting - a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
	2.	ledger - an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" daybook journal - a record book as a physical object

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ledger

noun account book, book, record, accounts, register, journal, record book, daybook He kept detailed records in an accounts ledger.

Translations

ledger [ˈledʒəʳ] N → libro m mayor

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ledger [ˈlɛdʒə^r] n → registre m

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ledger

n → Hauptbuch nt

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ledger [ˈlɛdʒəʳ] n → libro mastro, registro

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ledger [ˈlɛdʒəʳ] n → libro mastro, registro

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ledger

n ledger [ˈledʒə]

the book of accounts of an office or shop. grootboek دَفْتَر الأسْتاذ счетоводна книга účetní kniha hovedbog das Hauptbuch λογιστικό βιβλίο libro mayor pearaamat دفترکل tilikirja grand livre סֵפֶר חֶשבּוֹנוֹת खाता glavna knjiga, saldakonti főkönyv buku keuangan höfuðbók libro mastro 元帳 원장, 원부 didžioji knyga virsgrāmata lejar grootboek hovedbok, regnskapsprotokoll księga główna livro de contabilidade registru (mare) гроссбух hlavná kniha glavna knjiga knjiga računa huvudbok, liggare สมุดบัญชี defterikebir, ana hesap defteri 分類帳 бухгалтерська книга بہی کھاتہ sổ cái 分类帐