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
The balance sheet may look healthy for a quarter, but the cultural ledger is empty.
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
On the crypto stock side of the ledger, Riot Platforms was today's biggest winner up 11%, hitting a new record.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The former diva’s ledger stretches six decades, from the 1960s to 2000s and the 2020s, while the latter legend shares Jackson’s 1980s-2020s run.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
On the crypto stock side of the ledger, Riot Platforms was today's biggest winner up 11%, hitting a new record.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The former diva’s ledger stretches six decades, from the 1960s to 2000s and the 2020s, while the latter legend shares Jackson’s 1980s-2020s run.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
Noun
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Mooresville spent $300,000 on drones for its police department this year, plus $20,250 in sales tax, records show.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The customer records were pilfered in a July breach.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two days later, Jones wired a kickback of about $25,000 to Gatlin’s personal bank account.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The spending would be from campaign accounts, which are funded by donations.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So, while firing a worker solely for a statement or a belief may be shortsighted, companies can and will take action when employee behavior erodes trust, respect, or collaboration.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The county’s Public Works staff confirmed several eroded sections along the corridor, leaving little to no room for vehicles to pull off the pavement, officials said in a statement Monday.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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If these documents are protected in the civil courts, almost certainly Department of Justice prosecutors had access to them.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Is this focus a consequence of the documents and interview subjects available to you, or is the Revolution best understood by studying its principal revolutionaries?—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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