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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
The answer was equally basic at first, eliminate costly reconciliations and duplicative ledgers that plague capital markets.
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 16 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
Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 16 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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Sharon and Fiscus used crime scene photos, the coroner's report, court records, police files and about 50 interviews to tell the story.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The nonprofit Deportation Data Project gained access to individual ICE arrest records through the federal Freedom of Information Act.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This will only work on accounts using an email included in the initial 2021 data breach.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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One immediate way to do this is to change the online passwords to bank accounts so only the non-gambling spouse knows them.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In additional court documents viewed by VIBE, the prosecutors have asked the Judge that Combs be sentenced to no less than 135 months’ imprisonment, or about 11 years and 3 months behind bars.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Check your habits Start by looking at your last month or two of bank and credit card statements.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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To qualify as defamation, Ray J’s statements would have to go beyond merely hostile opinions and instead assert a provably false statement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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All the horses' feed is paid for by Metro Nashville and the handler is given a $2,500 annual stipend for medical expenses.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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