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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
Stablecoins trade on digital ledgers known as blockchains, just like popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors accused Zhi of directly managing the compounds by maintaining records, including ledgers tracking profits and which schemes were operating from each room.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators found ledgers that connected the gang to other burglaries, including some that were being planned.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Oversight Democrats on Friday produced not only flight logs, but also phone messages, ledgers and daily schedules for Epstein from 2010 to 2019.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
The answer was equally basic at first, eliminate costly reconciliations and duplicative ledgers that plague capital markets.
—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
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors accused Zhi of directly managing the compounds by maintaining records, including ledgers tracking profits and which schemes were operating from each room.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators found ledgers that connected the gang to other burglaries, including some that were being planned.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Oversight Democrats on Friday produced not only flight logs, but also phone messages, ledgers and daily schedules for Epstein from 2010 to 2019.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
The answer was equally basic at first, eliminate costly reconciliations and duplicative ledgers that plague capital markets.
—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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Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The cache also includes notes and records from du Cann and other correspondence from the leadership election, including the former Prime Minister Edward Heath and then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the reality is that most 12-year-olds use their phones and TikTok accounts pretty effectively.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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And by all accounts there was a determination dating to the spring at Camelback Ranch not to let this opportunity slip away.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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For its research, the gallery relies on a vast collection of auction catalogues and sales documents dating back decades, and also has scientists, academics and Egyptologists on call to help with examining objects and translating hieroglyphics.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tellis, a State Department employee since 2001 who also worked as a contractor for the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense, had a coworker print multiple classified documents for him during a visit to a DOD facility in Virginia on September 12, court documents allege.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nimrodi, a soldier who was 18 at the time of his death, was reportedly killed by Israeli airstrikes while in Gaza, according to statements by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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For her trip to Northern Ireland, Middleton had a clear vision for her sartorial statements.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Delta said the disruption forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights and cost it more than $500 million in revenue and compensation for passengers, among other expenses.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The district also faces financial challenges, with expenses exceeding general fund revenue starting in the 2024-25 school year.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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