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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
She has continually been listed on the group’s debt ledger since the end of 2023, when the group owed her nearly $30,000.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The pressure to close out accounts, reconcile ledgers, and finalize financial statements comes at a time already brimming with the holiday rush, New Year preparations, and strategic planning for the road ahead.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
On the opposite end of the ledger are things like the slowwwwww infotainment system and the amount of time (easily over two months in the first four years of ownership) that the car has spent at the dealership instead of in my garage.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
Hoberg and the friend also deleted their Telegram messages that detailed bets and the ledger, investigators found.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The pressure to close out accounts, reconcile ledgers, and finalize financial statements comes at a time already brimming with the holiday rush, New Year preparations, and strategic planning for the road ahead.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
On the opposite end of the ledger are things like the slowwwwww infotainment system and the amount of time (easily over two months in the first four years of ownership) that the car has spent at the dealership instead of in my garage.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
Hoberg and the friend also deleted their Telegram messages that detailed bets and the ledger, investigators found.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ledger
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Information in federal systems includes Treasury payments that could be used to figure out the details of intelligence programs or health and personnel records that could reveal the identities of agents or the responsibilities of clandestine officers.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fewer airline fatalities overall were recorded in the 10-year period after 2001 than any previously on record.—
Harry Enten,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Selfie leads to case breakthrough Investigators uncovered photos allegedly linking the men to the burglaries after performing a forensic analysis of an iCloud account and a phone linked to some of the crime scenes.—
Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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International trade accounts for 32 percent of appliances and 30 percent of softwood lumber, according to NAHB economists, so tariffs could be a major factor in builder sentiment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Vibrations caused by the sonic conditions of flight might have been the root cause of the issue, according to the statement.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The article was published the next day and quoted extensively from that response, with a link to the full statement.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Passports and naturalization documents: Keep them forever.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Customs and Border Protection officials would be charged with enforcing the CDC's order and directed to expeditiously expel migrants to Mexico, their home country or third nations willing to accept them, the documents show.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Ledger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledger. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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