Ledger definition
A slab of stone laid flat over a grave.
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(bookkeeping) 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.
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A large, horizontal timber in a scaffold.
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A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records.
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(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to the building.
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A large, flat stone placed over a tomb.
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The definition of a ledger is a flat stone that covers a grave, or a book that bookkeepers use for entering debits and credits.
An example of a ledger is what would be used to cover a grave in a cemetery.
An example of a ledger is where a company's financial transactions are recorded.
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A horizontal timber in a scaffold, attached to the uprights and supporting the putlogs.
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A book in which the monetary transactions of a business are posted in the form of debits and credits.
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A book to which the record of accounts is transferred as final entry from original postings.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
ledger
Plural:
ledgersOrigin of ledger
- Middle English legger breviary probably from leggen to lay ledge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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