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 The same room displays the pair of thick ledgers that tracked a five-year contract to build two bronze cannons, dangerously lacking from Siena’s defenses. — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 To avoid depending on anyone else, central banks want their digital currency on their own ledger and governed by their own rules. — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The missing exit Tokenization has gained traction on Wall Street as asset managers put fund shares and investment products on digital ledgers. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Their break came in 1930, when a ledger seized in a gambling hall raid was found to mention someone named Al. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ledger

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Noun

But compared to the majority of her work, which sprawls on the scale of landscapes, the compositions on this new record play out as finely filigreed miniatures.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
In his comeback bid, Brown is trying to chart his own course and steer clear of national politics, emphasizing his record of taking on corporate interests.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of record

Noun

The questions about the papers were so significant that SSRN, the platform Polson used to share the research papers, took down the articles over the past month and froze the accounts used to post the works.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The closure comes amid allegations from former employees who say they were left with unpaid wages, bounced paychecks and missing contributions to their retirement accounts.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of account

Noun

Drinkwitz got at it in his opening statement by broaching it before it even could be asked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Add a slim leather belt with a statement buckle and a pair of loafers to bring some of the decade’s signature swagger into your everyday wardrobe.

— Georgia Brown, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of statement

Noun

At least until the last decade, public documents of Rolling Thunder’s two five-week spurts in 1975 and 1976 have been paltry and unsatisfying.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

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