ledger

See also: Ledger

English

Etymology

From Middle English lygger, leger (“large breviary, beam”), probably from leyen, leggen (“to lay”), akin to Dutch legger (“layer, daybook”) (from leggen (“to lay”), liggen (“to lie”) (as in lying down, not as in being dishonest), English ledge, lie (“to be prostrate”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛdʒə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒə(ɹ)

Noun

ledger (plural ledgers)

  1. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records.
  2. (accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
  3. (construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to the building.
  4. A large flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
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Hyponyms

  • distributed ledger

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Verb

ledger (third-person singular simple present ledgers, present participle ledgering, simple past and past participle ledgered)

  1. (fishing) Alternative form of leger

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