A ledger is a book in which a company or organization writes down the amounts of money it spends and receives.
[business]
Synonyms: account book, book, record, accounts More Synonyms of ledger
ledger in British English
(ˈlɛdʒə)
noun
1. accounting
the principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded
2.
a flat horizontal slab of stone
3.
a horizontal scaffold pole fixed to two upright poles for supporting the outer ends of putlogs
4. 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
verb
5. (intransitive) angling
to fish using a ledger
Word origin
C15 legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay1
Ledger in British English
(ˈlɛdʒə)
noun
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ledger in American English
(ˈlɛdʒər)
noun
1.
a large, flat stone placed over a tomb
2.
a.
a large, horizontal timber in a scaffold
b.
ledger board (sense 1)
3. Accounting
the book of final entry, used, in a double-entry system, for recording all debits and credits, as by transfer from a journal, according to the accounts to which they belong
Word origin
ME legger, prob. < ME leggen or liggen after MDu ligger: see lay1, lie1; (sense 3) < ME sense “large volume kept in one place in church”
ledger in Accounting
(lɛdʒər)
Word forms: (regular plural) ledgers
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements)
A ledger is a book in which a company or organization writes down the amounts of money thatit spends and receives.
The only evidence that the customer owes you money is the entry in your ledger and a receipt signed by the customer.
We maintain a ledger of money and goods coming in and going out.
A ledger is a book in which a company or organization writes down the amounts of money thatit spends and receives.