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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
Printers began to heavily advertise products like ledgers and account books specifically ahead of the new year.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
But headline figures still miss much of what never shows up in ledgers.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The exhibit covers the history of blacksmithing in Saratoga, including a list of blacksmiths who worked in the town and ledgers, or day books, with their service charges.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
At that time, the ledgers bearing the names of French royalty were not even safely within a vault.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
The palazzo’s library contains vast archives with ledgers, documents and correspondence to and from merchants, agents and buyers across the world.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Stablecoins trade on digital ledgers known as blockchains, just like popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
But headline figures still miss much of what never shows up in ledgers.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge The treaty, crucially, has two ledgers.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The exhibit covers the history of blacksmithing in Saratoga, including a list of blacksmiths who worked in the town and ledgers, or day books, with their service charges.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
At that time, the ledgers bearing the names of French royalty were not even safely within a vault.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
The palazzo’s library contains vast archives with ledgers, documents and correspondence to and from merchants, agents and buyers across the world.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Chen kept ledgers of bribes, according to the indictment, and in 2019 a $3 million yacht was bought for a senior official in an unnamed foreign government.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Stablecoins trade on digital ledgers known as blockchains, just like popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledgers
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Outside of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North, who both stand alone as the only squads in their division with winning records, every other divisional leader holds only a slim edge over rivals in hot pursuit.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Grippin and his colleagues analyzed medical records from more than 1,000 patients with advanced lung and skin cancers who had undergone treatment with a type of immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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During inquiries, the ICO found 178 active email accounts using passwords identical or similar to those set by the organization’s IT desk when the account was activated.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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This is no small feat given that the criminals’ bank accounts and arsenals are fed with narco-dollars by tens of millions of cocaine users in the West.—
Gustavo Petro,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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The assault occurred in November in a shower at the jail, according to court documents.—
Lori Dunn,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shipping documents claimed the containers were filled with household goods.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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State Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson echoed those statements, calling for peaceful, lawful protests.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Defence stocks are seeing a high level of volatility in reaction to Trump’s various statements.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Different food hubs help farmers cut expenses by providing a variety of resources, such as warehousing, transportation and delivery, education, marketing, contract management and some even provide supplies to farmers.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Over the last 18 months, costs have risen around 20%, largely due to inflation and labor costs, but tariffs implemented earlier this year have also added to higher operational expenses.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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