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Webster 1913 Edition
Ledger
Ledg′er
(lĕj′ẽr)
, Noun.
[Akin to D.
legger
layer, daybook (fr. leggen
to lay, liggen
to lie), E. ledge
, lie
. See Lie
to be prostrate.] 1.
A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
[Written also
leger
.] 2.
(Arch.)
(a)
A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb.
Oxf. Gloss.
(b)
A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight.
[Written also
ligger
.] Ledger bait
, fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc.
Walton.
J. H. Walsh.
– Ledger blade
,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for shearing the nap of cloth.
– Ledger line
. – Ledger wall
(Mining)
, the wall under a vein; the foot wall.
Raymond.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ledger
LEDG'ER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ledger
ledger
English
Noun
ledger (plural ledgers)
- A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records.
- (accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
- (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.
- A large flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Oxf. Gloss to this entry?)
Translations
book for keeping notes
collection of accounting entries
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board attached to a wall to provide support
Derived terms
- ledger bait
- ledger board
- ledger line
- ledger wall
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See also
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ledger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Ledger in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.