Ledger Definition
lĕjər
ledgers
noun
ledgers
A book in which the monetary transactions of a business are posted in the form of debits and credits.
American Heritage
A large, flat stone placed over a tomb.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A large, horizontal timber in a scaffold.
Webster's New World
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ledgersOrigin of Ledger
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From Middle English lygger, leger (“large breviary, beam"), probably from leyen, leggen (“to lay"), akin to Dutch legger (“layer, daybook") (from leggen (“to lay"), liggen (“to lie"), English ledge, lie (“to be prostrate")).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English legger breviary probably from leggen to lay ledge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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