Thesaurus results for LEDGER

ledger

noun

Definition of ledger

as in record

a book that a company uses to record information about the money it has paid and received The accountant went over the company's ledgers at the end of the fiscal year.

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Recent Examples of ledger And at the end of the day, the finance – the P&L, the public ledger – precedes the economics. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Money should sit in the buyer’s own wallet until purchase, then move directly to the merchant on a public ledger, settling in seconds. — Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 However, if the officials had not magically found an extra second for Michigan to pull off a Hail Mary, Western Michigan would have a victory over the Wolverines on its ledger and possibly be the G6 favorite at the moment. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026 If any other human impulse in a wild place must become subservient to a line in some accountant’s ledger, then the wild will always lose out. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ledger

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California records show Zhang has been a licensed real estate agent since 2016.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
For products other than plastic food containers, companies would have had to provide records to the attorney general upon request if a violation was suspected.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of record

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Jordan Glass captured the destruction from a distance before posting the clips to his Instagram account.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Arden wouldn’t disclose which ones would feature, but various accounts by fashion publications previously reported that Winehouse also wore Alien by Thierry Mugler, Vera Wang Princess, and Givenchy’s Hot Couture.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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Trejo’s rep confirmed his statements but had no further comment.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
In a separate statement, the party said highly popular influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee – who has 33 million subscribers on YouTube alone – was detained at the protest site.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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Lavie used dating apps to steal from wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Police found numerous weapons and anti-government materials in the defendants’ vehicle and Huntsville apartment, according to court documents.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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