LEDGER Definition & Meaning

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ledger

[ lej-er ]

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noun

Bookkeeping. an account book or digital file of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded:
The Controller must oversee, review, and approve of all posting of financial activity into the General Ledger.
Computers. a decentralized public database of permanent records of financial transactions, distributed over a network and typically having the form of a blockchain, used especially in cryptocurrency systems:
When users send or receive a payment in bitcoin, network nodes verify the transaction and then record it in a shared public ledger.
Building Trades.
1. a horizontal board attached to a wall to support the ends of the joists of another structure such as a deck, porch, roof, etc.:
  As the cause of the porch’s collapse, the inspector cited a ledger attached with improper screws.
2. (in scaffolding) a horizontal board or metal tube attached to uprights, either to support the ends of the boards of a platform or for use as a handrail:
  Arrange the ledgers so the platforms slope slightly outwards, carrying rain away from the face of the building.
3. ribbon ( def 8 ).
Also called ledger stone. a flat slab of stone laid over a grave or tomb:
I had a Bible verse engraved on his ledger, ending with the words “Rest in peace.”
Also leger. Angling, Chiefly British. 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:
If fishing for bass in particular, the ledger is preferred.

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ledger

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noun

accounting the 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
1. a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely
2. ( as modifier )
  ledger tackle

verb

intr angling to fish using a ledger

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ledger¹

First recorded in 1475–85; earlier legger “book,” probably equivalent to legg(en) “to set down, lay” + -er noun suffix; lay ¹, -er ¹, ledge

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ledger¹

C15 legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay ¹

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And the wins and losses go on Lue’s ledger, Shaw reminded everyone, laughing.

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Musk’s burn down first, clean up later strategy has even plagued the very ledger tasked with reporting DOGE’s purported savings.

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On the other side of the ledger, a reflection of the falling circulation and prominence of newspapers means adverts in the local rag have been removed.

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But these staggering figures mask a darker ledger where costs compound silently over decades as climate change fuels more intense and recurrent blazes.

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Carter knew the personalities and pitfalls, the egos and secrets, the maps and ledgers.

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