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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 fiscal consequences extend well beyond the government’s own ledger.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Civil Code Section 5200, which lists the financial records HOA members can inspect, does not include assessment payment ledgers (delinquent or paid ahead).
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
On the other side of the ledger are players like Oswald Peraza, whose .172 average with runners in scoring position is 105 points less than his overall average.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
Compare that to Trump’s side of the negotiating ledger.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Civil Code Section 5200, which lists the financial records HOA members can inspect, does not include assessment payment ledgers (delinquent or paid ahead).
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
On the other side of the ledger are players like Oswald Peraza, whose .172 average with runners in scoring position is 105 points less than his overall average.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
Compare that to Trump’s side of the negotiating ledger.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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He was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City and is being held without bail, according to jail records.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Butler registered as a Republican in April 2025 and voted in the Republican primary in 2024, according to county voter registration records.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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That account of women in journalism was torturous to write.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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But DeGette’s team says rankings like that lack context and don’t take into account all legislative accomplishments.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The Kebab Shop does not comment on pending litigation, according to the statement.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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While the veracity of those statements is, at best, questionable, the final entry in the saga of games going to space features Microsoft’s AR HoloLens technology.—
William Worrall,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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To be sure, the group publicly eschews violence, and the documents provided to USA TODAY include instructions to members to specifically avoid violent or aggressive confrontations.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The Rocklin Crossings location spans 523,161 square feet and is across Sierra College Boulevard and Interstate 80, according to the lease documents.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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