ledger
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++led·ger /ˈledʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable] BFa book in which a business, bank etc records how much money it receives and spends 分类账
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ledger• We then begin to see the debit side of the structural-adjustment ledger.• Perhaps she would get the chance later to talk to him about the ledgers.• Perhaps there was something not quite right about the files and the ledgers.• Also recheck your measurements from the ledger.• McCaslin recorded the trickle of supplies in the ledgers.• The posts will be cut off even with the bottom of the ledger.• But governments look only at the spending side of the ledger.• Cursed be that mortal inter-indebtedness which will not do away with ledgers.From Longman Business Dictionaryledgerled‧ger /ˈledʒə-ər/ noun [countable usually plural]ACCOUNTING one of the books or computer records showing the totals of items shown separately in the BOOKS OF FIRST ENTRY or DAY BOOKsSYN BOOK OF FINAL ENTRYGone are the days of ledgers and filing cabinets. In the information age, most information is held on computers and networks. → bought ledger → general ledger → personal ledger → real ledger → sales ledgerOrigin ledger (1500-1600) Perhaps from legge, an early form of LAY1led·ger nounChineseSyllable
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ledger
led‧ger /ˈledʒə $ -ər/
noun [countable]a book in which a business, bank etc records how much money it receives and spends
▪ record information about something that is written down: your medical records | the public records office | I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
▪file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name: He began reading the file on the case. | I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
▪accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent: Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts. | Someone had been falsifying the accounts. | The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
▪ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent: The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
▪minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting: Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
▪diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you: In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’ | I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
▪blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject: I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
▪register an official list of names of people, organizations etc: Guests must sign the hotel register. | the national register of births, deaths, and marriages | Lloyds Register of Shipping
▪roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school: the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area) | The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
▪log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane: Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
led‧ger /ˈledʒə $ -ər/
noun [countable]a book in which a business, bank etc records how much money it receives and spends| THESAURUS |
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