as in record
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 ledger
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
Build the ledger beside the road.
—Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Through June of this year, the county had paid about $133,000 in rent for the office space, according to a ledger of the county’s payments.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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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
Build the ledger beside the road.
—Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Through June of this year, the county had paid about $133,000 in rent for the office space, according to a ledger of the county’s payments.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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As recently as last Tuesday, Argentina’s peso had slumped to a record low, and its bonds were selling off as traders prepared for the weekend election.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shalom restricted access to the pond afterward, records show.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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One of the best accounts ever of the power of categories to shape reality is Ian Hacking’s Historical Ontology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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With the youngest adults who could serve in World War II now 98, there are fewer and fewer people who can provide firsthand accounts of the conflict.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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On the day of her murder, her daughter and grandchildren arrived at her residence and grew concerned at the circumstances, per the prosecutor's office statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The virtual exercise platform Peloton made a similar statement earlier this month, announcing a partnership with menopause care platform Respin to launch a study on how exercise impacts women’s menopausal symptoms in midlife.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
28 Oct. 2025
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His truck was found abandoned, and his body was later discovered with two gunshot wounds in the Ocala National Forest, according to court documents and reporting featured in the film.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Sia filed her own documents on Tuesday, countering Bernad's claims as to her sobriety, questioning his own, and leveling a new, incendiary allegation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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