Definition of journal
1a : a daily newspaper —usually used in titles The Wall Street Journalb : a periodical dealing especially with matters of current interest an academic journal —often used in titles The Journal of the American Medical Association
2a : a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use : diaryb : a record of current transactions; especially : a book of original entry in double-entry bookkeepingc : an account of day-to-day eventsd : a record of transactions kept by a deliberative or legislative bodye : log 3f : log 4
3 : the part of a rotating shaft, axle, roll, or spindle that turns in a bearing
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Examples of journal in a Sentence
I've been keeping a journal for several years.
She records her dreams in a journal.
Recent Examples of journal from the Web
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The median funding level for PIs publishing in journals with lower impact factors—such as PLOS ONE and the Journal of Biological Chemistry—was not much lower, about the 70th percentile, but the distribution of funding brackets was more diverse.
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In October 2016 the White House noted in a report that China had overtaken America in the number of published journal articles on deep learning, a branch of AI.
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The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, examined 88 women (to note, a pretty small sample group) with no health issues that would impact their hormone levels over the course of two menstrual cycles.
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There’s something very ritualistic about keeping a journal.
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A study, out Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, joins a growing body of literature that suggests the models are on track after all.
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The results, published Thursday in the journal Lancet Haematology , may convince some to pay more attention to the harms of supposed performance-enhancing drugs by punching holes in the myths surrounding them, researchers said.
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Scientists in at least 30 universities across the globe are using FPSE for their research, Kabir said, and the testing method has been peer reviewed several scientific journals, including Separations.
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The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
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Origin and Etymology of journal
Middle English, service book containing the day hours, from Anglo-French jurnal, from jurnal, adjective, daily, from Latin diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, from dies day — more at deity
Financial Definition of JOURNAL
journal
What It Is
In the finance world, journal is short for journal entry. It is also short for The Wall Street Journal.
How It Works
Journal entries are records of individual financial transactions in a company's accounting system. Due to the standards of double-entry bookkeeping, journal entries typically involve a debit to one or more accounts and a credit to one or more accounts in the same amount. For example, the journal entry for the purchase of a $20,000 fleet vehicle might reflect a $20,000 increase in assets and a corresponding $20,000 decrease in cash.
Why It Matters
Journal entries are the heart and soul of accounting. Accountants must know how to make them correctly so that a company's financial transactions are recorded accurately and in turn convey correct information to shareholders, analysts and other stakeholders. When the books don't balance or there is an error in the numbers, accountants often go back to the journal entries to find out what went wrong. In this way, journal entries are a sort of diary for companies.
JOURNAL Defined for English Language Learners
journal
playDefinition of journal for English Language Learners
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: a book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts
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: a newspaper
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: a magazine that reports on things of special interest to a particular group of people
JOURNAL Defined for Kids
journal
playDefinition of journal for Students
1 : a brief record (as in a diary) of daily happenings
2 : a magazine that reports on things of special interest to a particular group
3 : a daily newspaper
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