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ledg·er
(lĕj′ər)n.
1.
a. A book in which the monetary transactions of a business are posted in the form of debits and credits.
b. A book to which the record of accounts is transferred as final entry from original postings.
2. A slab of stone laid flat over a grave.
3. A horizontal timber in a scaffold, attached to the uprights and supporting the putlogs.
[Middle English legger, breviary, probably from leggen, to lay; see ledge.]
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ledger
(ˈlɛdʒə)n
1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting the principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded
2. (Physical Geography) a flat horizontal slab of stone
3. (Architecture) a horizontal scaffold pole fixed to two upright poles for supporting the outer ends of putlogs
4. (Angling) angling
a. a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely
b. (as modifier): ledger tackle.
vb
(Angling) (intr) angling to fish using a ledger
[C15 legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay1]
Ledger
(ˈlɛdʒə)n
(Biography) Heath(cliffe) Andrew. 1979–2008, Australian film actor. His films include The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) and Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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ledg•er
(ˈlɛdʒ ɛr)n.
1. an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
2. a flat slab of stone laid over a grave.
[1475–85; earlier legger book]
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ledger
Past participle: ledgered
Gerund: ledgering
| Imperative |
|---|
| ledger |
| ledger |
| Present |
|---|
| I ledger |
| you ledger |
| he/she/it ledgers |
| we ledger |
| you ledger |
| they ledger |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I ledgered |
| you ledgered |
| he/she/it ledgered |
| we ledgered |
| you ledgered |
| they ledgered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am ledgering |
| you are ledgering |
| he/she/it is ledgering |
| we are ledgering |
| you are ledgering |
| they are ledgering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have ledgered |
| you have ledgered |
| he/she/it has ledgered |
| we have ledgered |
| you have ledgered |
| they have ledgered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was ledgering |
| you were ledgering |
| he/she/it was ledgering |
| we were ledgering |
| you were ledgering |
| they were ledgering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ledgered |
| you had ledgered |
| he/she/it had ledgered |
| we had ledgered |
| you had ledgered |
| they had ledgered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ledger |
| you will ledger |
| he/she/it will ledger |
| we will ledger |
| you will ledger |
| they will ledger |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ledgered |
| you will have ledgered |
| he/she/it will have ledgered |
| we will have ledgered |
| you will have ledgered |
| they will have ledgered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ledgering |
| you will be ledgering |
| he/she/it will be ledgering |
| we will be ledgering |
| you will be ledgering |
| they will be ledgering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ledgering |
| you have been ledgering |
| he/she/it has been ledgering |
| we have been ledgering |
| you have been ledgering |
| they have been ledgering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ledgering |
| you will have been ledgering |
| he/she/it will have been ledgering |
| we will have been ledgering |
| you will have been ledgering |
| they will have been ledgering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ledgering |
| you had been ledgering |
| he/she/it had been ledgering |
| we had been ledgering |
| you had been ledgering |
| they had been ledgering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ledger |
| you would ledger |
| he/she/it would ledger |
| we would ledger |
| you would ledger |
| they would ledger |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have ledgered |
| you would have ledgered |
| he/she/it would have ledgered |
| we would have ledgered |
| you would have ledgered |
| they would have ledgered |
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Noun 1. [画像:ledger - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded]ledger - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"
cost ledger - ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways
general ledger - the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts)
subsidiary ledger - details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger
accounting system, method of accounting, accounting - a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts
2. ledger - an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"
journal - a record book as a physical object
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ledger
noun account book, book, record, accounts, register, journal, record book, daybook He kept detailed records in an accounts ledger.
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Translations
دَفْتَر الأسْتاذ
účetní kniha
hovedbog
fõkönyv
höfuîbók
didžioji knyga
virsgrāmata
hlavná kniha
ana hesap defteridefterikebir
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ledger
n → Hauptbuch nt
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ledger
(ˈledʒə) noun the book of accounts of an office or shop. grootboek دَفْتَر الأسْتاذ счетоводна книга livro de contabilidade účetní kniha das Hauptbuch hovedbog λογιστικό βιβλίο libro mayor pearaamat دفترکل tilikirja grand livre סֵפֶר חֶשבּוֹנוֹת खाता glavna knjiga, saldakonti főkönyv buku keuangan höfuðbók libro mastro 元帳 원장, 원부 didžioji knyga virsgrāmata lejar grootboek hovedbok, regnskapsprotokoll księga główna د ټوليزو معلوماتو درلودونكى كتاب livro de contabilidade registru (mare) гроссбух hlavná kniha glavna knjiga knjiga računa huvudbok, liggare สมุดบัญชี defterikebir, ana hesap defteri 分類帳 бухгалтерська книга بہی کھاتہ sổ cái 分类帐
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