ledger

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 That may explain how someone at Huntingfield Manor in Suffolk in the 16th century settled on the old parchment as a bit of raw material to strengthen a ledger. Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Blockchain is able to supply a decentralized, immutable ledger of all transactions that occur at every stage in the supply chain. Alvin Kan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Officers seized gambling machines, firearms, methamphetamine, ledgers, and other evidence, according to an Oakland police news release. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 No arrests were made, but the agents seized cash, records detailing wagers, and ledgers and diaries with betting information. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ledger
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  • Sheeran has made some pop-up appearances recently, busking in front of surprised passers-by, while also previewing tracks from the forthcoming record for tastemakers.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Police have found no record of Benton in North Carolina and are asking the public for help.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • Video of the moment was viewed more than 700,000 times on TCU’s official X account and millions of times total on social media.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • By many accounts, Planned Parenthood is an incurably sick beast whose time is nearing its end.
    Erik Baptist, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • More 02 of 11 Coleus Coleus are low-maintenance plants that thrive in warm temperatures and high humidity, and make a statement with their colorful foliage even in the shade.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Symptoms can take up to two weeks to show after exposure: Fever above 101 degrees Cough, runny nose or red eyes A red, blotchy rash that begins at the scalp, hairline or behind the ears and spreads down the body Great Wolf Lodge offered this statement to KXAS-TV.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, the Trump administration released a trove of documents about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.
    Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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