Definition of LEDGER

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The fear is that Amendment 73’s adjustments to one side of the ledger could unintentionally diminish tax revenue for cities, fire districts and more. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Where Taxes Are on the Ballot," 4 Nov. 2018 For now, a new binder fills the shelves each year, pushing the tattered ledgers, and the tantalizing bits of stories inside, a bit farther out of reach. — Mike Newall, Philly.com, "Locked away in a closet, Philly's historical homicide files tell the story of a young, cruel city | Mike Newall," 22 June 2018 Through their inside source, investigators obtained surveillance video and ledgers tracking customer debts and house profits. — Garrett Graff, Longreads, "A Vor Never Sleeps," 5 June 2018 The database was built using Cook County records, two partial cemetery ledgers and several trips to Salt Lake City to transcribe death certificates and coroner’s reports on microfilm readers. — Nereida Moreno, chicagotribune.com, "As workers dig at new CPS school site, they try to avoid Dunning’s unmarked graves," 5 Apr. 2018 The number that stood out on McCoshen’s ledger was minus-10, worst among defenders. — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Ian McCoshen working to carve more vital role in Panthers' defense," 19 June 2018 Faith in the ledger is maintained by thousands of computers worldwide that collectively police the system for forgeries and other types of fraud. — Brian Fung, chicagotribune.com, "Coinbase is building a cryptocurrency empire," 18 May 2018 Blockchain is touted as a secure, decentralized ledger of transactions spread across a global network of computers that use their processing power to verify any changes. — Jake Seiner, The Seattle Times, "Esport betting platform gets license for video game gambling," 23 Oct. 2018 After my husband chooses a few of these to bring back to London, the elderly maker records the sale in a tombstone-size ledger and wraps his work in yellow ribbon. — Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Most Romantic Way to Get From Singapore to Bangkok," 7 Sep. 2018

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