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
Each of the 34 counts corresponds to an invoice, check or ledger related to these repayments.
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Kate Christobek, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The ledgers, letters, cards, and other ephemera on display document not only what Morgan bought but also what Greene turned him on to.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
On the positive side of the ledger, Biden deserves immense credit for cobbling a Western coalition together on the fly even before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of his smaller neighbor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
As artificial intelligence decodes complex data patterns, blockchain anchors these revelations in an immutable ledger, transforming raw information into verifiable, tamper-proof intelligence.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kate Christobek, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The ledgers, letters, cards, and other ephemera on display document not only what Morgan bought but also what Greene turned him on to.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
On the positive side of the ledger, Biden deserves immense credit for cobbling a Western coalition together on the fly even before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of his smaller neighbor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
As artificial intelligence decodes complex data patterns, blockchain anchors these revelations in an immutable ledger, transforming raw information into verifiable, tamper-proof intelligence.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Benny the Butcher and Westside Gunn, musicians: The members of the hip-hop record label Griselda are both from Buffalo and spotted at multiple games throughout the season.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Governments face challenges in keeping records updated across all systems, ensuring citizens report changes accurately and promptly, and validating changes to ensure the updates are legitimate and not fraudulent.—
Brian Chidester,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to Esper's account, Patel's carelessness carried significant risk for the SEALs.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The account also notes his roles with Rainbow Democrats and Orange County Democrats.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a statement released by her lawyer, Lilia Mhissen, H.W celebrated her legal victory.—
Reuters,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a statement, Adams spokesman Fabien Levy didn’t say whether the mayor will let the bill become law or use his veto pen to try to block it.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chinese Hack: One of China’s intelligence agencies hacked the U.S. Treasury Department, gaining access to the workstations of government employees and unclassified documents, the Biden administration said.—
Meaghan Tobin,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The card tells authorities they were presented with it because its holder wishes to remain silent and wishes not to sign documents, among other things.—
Peter Breen,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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