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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 ledgers
By contrast, the organised and dependable find that balanced ledgers suit them perfectly.
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Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With revenue-sharing adding to their ledgers, universities have to try to lure more events to their respective venues as potential cash drivers.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Dave Winsborough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With revenue-sharing adding to their ledgers, universities have to try to lure more events to their respective venues as potential cash drivers.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledgers
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The movie has already broken local opening records abroad for an anime movie with an overall foreign total of $350M per The Numbers, the bulk of that from Japan.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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State and federal court records do not show any prior criminal cases involving him, the AP reported.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But West Germany were closer to the Netherlands than many contemporary accounts would suggest, both in style and and ability.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the days since his death, Kirk’s accounts across the internet have gained millions of followers, according to data compiled by CNN.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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To verify the details of their story, Eldeib examined thousands of pages of medical records, billing statements, state agency reports and insurance documents.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Foreign workers can also easily produce high-quality fake documents.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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New record highs reached for average 401(k) balances On average, many savers didn't need to dread taking a peek at their 401(k) statements as of late June.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Soliman’s legal team filed statements from all three balking at how DHS had cherry-picked their research.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Profit is what is left over after expenses are deducted from sales.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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He is sponsored by spirits and supplement companies who help pay his travel expenses, but still works in construction during the off-season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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