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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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Noun
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Police had to consult water utility records to find the residence.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Reagan’s speech is included in millions of administration records governed by the Presidential Record Act signed in 1981 by his predecessor, President Jimmy Carter.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Airwallex’s focus, instead, is on companies that want a global presence and need to be able to issue employee cards, open bank accounts, and pay merchants across dozens of jurisdictions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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But as was proven later, in conflicting accounts like the ones here, the Band didn’t quite go quietly into that night.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Newly emboldened, Allura decides to forge Chase’s signature on the documents and have two of their embryos implanted without his consent.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The documents state that the former couple had a prenuptial agreement dated Dec 11, 2017.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What embarrassing statements to make in front of SCOTUS.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were plenty of reasons national Democrats were chugging antacids in recent months as one by one Mamdani’s past statements came back to Page One.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The actor’s sister, Tyree Trice, confirmed his death on a GoFundMe page set up to help with funeral expenses and support his four children.—
Samantha Cookinham,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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While working on the project, costs ballooned unexpectedly—reaching well over six figures—and this doctrine became an important reminder when justifying the expenses.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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