ledgers

noun

plural of ledger
as in records
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 The Big Ten also leads in the all-important financial ledgers when money matters to everyone. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Myriad ledgers record artworks and exhibitions alongside the income that sustained Saar and her then-young daughters — Alison, Lezley and Tracye — after her 1970 divorce from Richard Saar. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Investigators in New York also obtained detailed ledgers of the gang’s bribe payments, which were referenced extensively in the Rocha indictment. — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 July 2026 Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Distance a joist spans between the support beams and ledgers. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 The app turns bank transactions, cash spending and cryptocurrency holdings into colorful, easy-to-scan charts instead of dense ledgers. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Embossed business cards, account ledgers, bins of bolts at the hardware store—all are pleasurable physical artifacts that have been more or less outmoded by technology. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 Banks continue to maintain separate ledgers, disconnected risk systems and fragmented compliance databases. — Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledgers
  1. records
  2. accounts
  3. documents
  4. statements
  5. expenses
Noun
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the credit card records, however, the prosecutor’s office concluded in December 2017 that there was insufficient evidence – and did not pursue the case any further.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of records
Noun
  • Davis has provided accounts of his role in Tupac’s murder a number of times, and his story has remained fairly consistent over the years.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are accounts out there that don't post provocative content; for example, one DJ posts his live sets and exclusive streams to his OnlyFans account.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of accounts
Noun
  • The state last week filed documents pushing back on Murdaugh’s request to send DNA found under Maggie’s fingernails to an independent laboratory for more advanced testing.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to charging documents, the teens were allegedly plotting to rob Wright and displayed guns during a video call.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • Ximalaya, the long-form audio platform whose acquisition closed on May 18, contributed $60 million in revenue during the quarter – its first period fully consolidated into TME’s financial statements.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • While this gorgeous film, shot in black-and-white, looks like an austere arthouse offering on its surface, Schleinzer delivers it with a tender touch that makes for one of this year’s grandest emotional statements.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of statements
Noun
  • Those deductibles go up when hospital prices, drug costs, and labor expenses increase, as insurers try to slow premium growth by shifting more costs to patients.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If approved later this month, those expenses would reflect a roughly 8% overall increase from what officials approved for the 2026 budget year.
    — Sofi Zeman August 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of expenses

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