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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 conversation opened like a ledger: direct, deliberate, and structured.
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Alexander-Julian Gibbson, Vogue, 14 May 2025
But both teams have needs to fill, on the field and on the business ledger, where the Marlins maintain an MLB-last $67.3 million payroll and always seem to be looking for ways to trim it even further.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
That means Dallas’ strengths have to be equal to the task, and there’s a lot more to worry about on their side of the ledger.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
On the other side of the ledger, Mr. Trump has raised federal revenues through his tariffs.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
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Alexander-Julian Gibbson, Vogue, 14 May 2025
But both teams have needs to fill, on the field and on the business ledger, where the Marlins maintain an MLB-last $67.3 million payroll and always seem to be looking for ways to trim it even further.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
That means Dallas’ strengths have to be equal to the task, and there’s a lot more to worry about on their side of the ledger.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
On the other side of the ledger, Mr. Trump has raised federal revenues through his tariffs.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Israel exported a record $14.7 billion in defense products in 2024, marking a 13 percent increase from 2023, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Operating cash flow, meanwhile, represented a new quarterly record and helped drive the team to a 25% free cash flow margin and double-digit free cash flow growth, sequentially.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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While supporting her son, Jessica wore a shirt bearing the name of Michael’s Instagram account, with a QR code linking to it on the sleeve.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Republished on June 8 with a new warning into Google account attacks.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Jamie Ratliff, a spokeswoman for Eversource, said in a statement that customers could expect to see an average savings of $4 a month strictly off the public benefits portion of their bills.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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The Exeter Police Department said in a statement that emergency crews responded to a wooded area of the train tracks outbound from the Newfields Road trestle on Monday, June 2, after train officials reported an incident.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The surface of Enceladus, according to the decadal strategy document, should be capable of preserving biogenic evidence for a long time and seems more conducive to a lander mission.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Court documents do not reveal who the actual buyer was, but Ferguson in the news release said Dove faces straw purchasing charges.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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