Bookkeeping. an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
Building Trades.
a horizontal timber fastened to the vertical uprights of a scaffold, to support the putlogs.
ribbon (def. 8).
a flat slab of stone laid over a grave or tomb.
Also leger .Angling. a lead sinker with a hole in one end through which the line passes, enabling the bait and the sinker to rest on the bottom and allowing the fish to take the bait without detecting the sinker.
Origin of ledger
First recorded in 1475–85; earlier legger “book,” probably equivalent to legg(en) “to set down, lay” + -er noun suffix; see lay1, -er1, ledge
Blockchain is an open-source distributed ledger or database system in which an updated copy of the records is available to all stakeholders at all times.
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What’s more, because crypto is decentralized and uses a public ledger to notate payments, there is an opportunity for a level of transparency government assistance programs do not provide.
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Even with body parts taken off ledger, there is undeniably a lot of dough in plastics.
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He drummed on the ledger with his fingerless hand adding: “I pay him very badly, but he thinks it a good bargain.”
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Things on the other side of the ledger, at a pH above 7, are alkaline (also called “basic” as in acid-base).
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On the Democratic side of the ledger antipathy towards free trade is presumed and, by now, historic.
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On the positive side of the ledger, as the barriers to entry have been reduced, more opinions are available than ever before.
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Only the credit side of the ledger accompanied them on their journey into the unknown.
A Safety Match|Ian Hay
Through the whole afternoon he snarled at Waddle; but Waddle sat silent, bending over the ledger.
Ralph the Heir|Anthony Trollope
From the copy of the journal (Article 66) which you have made, post the transactions to the ledger.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4|Various
Thus their first week's profits on freight amounted to precisely one dollar and fifty cents on the wrong side of the ledger.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson
His ledger wellnigh brought tears to old Wickes' eyes and added a heavy load to his day's work.
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British Dictionary definitions for ledger (1 of 2)
ledger
/ (ˈlɛdʒə) /
noun
accountingthe principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded
a flat horizontal slab of stone
a horizontal scaffold pole fixed to two upright poles for supporting the outer ends of putlogs
angling
a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely
(as modifier)ledger tackle
verb
(intr)anglingto fish using a ledger
Word Origin for ledger
C15 legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay1
British Dictionary definitions for ledger (2 of 2)
Ledger
/ (ˈlɛdʒə) /
noun
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