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Definition: Ledger |
LedgerNoun1. A record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books". 2. An accounting journal as a physical object: "he bought a new daybook". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ledger" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Building | A piece of wood which is attached to a beam to support joists. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | A horizontal pole or member lashed or otherwise fastened across the standards in a scaffold. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Wood member laid on the ground to receive floor joists. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of keeping a ledger, you will have perplexities and disappointing conditions to combat. To dream that you make wrong entries on your ledger, you will have small disputes and a slight loss will befall you. To put a ledger into a safe, you will be able to protect your rights under adverse circumstances. To get your ledger misplaced, your interests will go awry through neglect of duty. To dream that your ledger gets destroyed by fire, you will suffer through the carelessness of friends. To dream that you have a woman to keep your ledger, you will lose money trying to combine pleasure with business. For a young woman to dream of ledgers, denotes she will have a solid business man to make her a proposal of marriage. To dream that your ledger has worthless accounts, denotes bad management and losses; but if the accounts are good, then your business will assume improved conditions. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Industry | An edgeways standing horizontal member supported on posts; it constitutes a structural member in formwork. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Ledger (A). A book "laid up" in the counting-house, and containing the debits and credits of the merchant or tradesman, arranged under "heads." (Dutch legen, to lay, whence legger.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: LedgerSynonyms: account book (n), book (n), book of account (n), daybook (n), leger (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accounts | Books, account book, ledger; day book, cash book, pass book; journal; debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account; account current; balance, balance sheet; compte rendu, account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts; profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts. |
List | Account; bill, bill of costs; terrier; tally, listing, itemization; atlas; book, ledger; catalogue raisonne; tableau; invoice, bill of lading; prospectus; bill of fare, menu, carte; score, census, statistics, returns. |
Record | Gazette, gazetteer; newspaper, daily, magazine; almanac, almanack; calendar, ephemeris, diary, log, journal, daybook, ledger; cashbook, petty cashbook; professional journal, scientific literature, the literature, primary literature, secondary literature, article, review article. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ledger |
| English words defined with "ledger": accounting, accounting system ♦ Bookkeeping by double entry ♦ control account, cost ledger ♦ daybook ♦ general ledger ♦ journal ♦ Ligger ♦ method of accounting, middle C ♦ Putlog ♦ Spring back, Stock account, subsidiary ledger. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ledger": APPOINTMENT CLERK ♦ binder operator, Book-keeping ♦ CANCELING AND CUTTING CONTROL CLERK, canned software, CFS, charge-account authorizer, contra asset, CREDIT AUTHORIZER ♦ ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER COORDINATOR ♦ FIXED-CAPITAL CLERK ♦ hensættelser til imødegÃ¥else af forventede omkostninger vedrørende leverandører ♦ Moakkibat, MORTGAGE-LOAN-COMPUTATION CLERK ♦ packaged software, periodeafgrænsningsposter, PUBLIC LEDGER ♦ Queer Street ♦ reception clerk ♦ SHEAR-GRINDER OPERATOR, signals, SPACE-AND-STORAGE CLERK, STRIPPING-MACHINE OPERATOR. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ledger": Leger. (references) |
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Screenplays | You are a smudge on history's ledger, but you are my brother (Helen of Troy; writing credit: Ronnie Kern) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer. Ships are (from left to right): USS Wisconsin (Battleship # 9); USS Illinois (Battleship # 7); USS Alabama (Battleship # 8); a Pittsburgh class armored cruiser; two battleships, probably Connecticut class; USS Stringham (Destroyer # 83); USS Craven (Destroyer # 70); USS Maury (Destroyer # 100); and USS Sigourney (Destroyer # 81). Credit: NAVY. |  | Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): USS Missouri (BB-11); one Connecticut class battleship; USS Michigan (BB-27); and USS Saint Louis (C-20). Those in the back row are (left to right): USS Maine (BB-10); USS Kentucky (BB-6); USS Kearsarge (BB-5); USS Indiana (BB-1); USS Massachusetts (BB-2); USS Iowa (BB-4); USS Wisconsin (BB-9); and USS Illinois (BB-7). Credit: NAVY. |
 | FSA (Farm Security Administration) client and wife noting farm income in ledger. Hidalgo County, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | United States news. Ledger, closed. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Morris Brothers minstrels from Boston, organized Dec. 14th, 1857--The model troupe / Ledger Job Print, Phila. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Ledger Page" by Paige Foster Commentary: "Green ledger page, for accounting." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | She handed him her slip of paper and watched while he entered the name and the amount in a ledger. |
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Economic History | Bahrain | The government is engaged in an ongoing process of transferring all ministries and departments out of ledger books and into an integrated financial management information system and communications network. (references) |
Political Economy | GERMANY | The state's large ownership share of DT, however, has made the government very sensitive to the DT share price, which plummeted in 2001 to below its initial offering price after reaching its high in March 2000. In 2001, the government extended the DP monopoly on letter service until 2007, having earlier undertaken to lift the monopoly on January 1, 2003. DP lost two cases brought by competitors before EU competition authorities in 2001. On the positive side of the structural reform ledger, the German government in 2001 also repealed two important laws dating to the 1930s that severely limited price competition. (references) |
Trade | Ukraine | Project objectives: Creation of centralized treasury system; developments of amendments necessary to the Budget Law to permit the imposition of expenditure control regulations; development of a new hierarchical chart of accounts; implementation of a transaction based Treasury Ledger System; implementation of effective Public Expenditure Control Regulations to manage the level and timing of expenditures and the extent of arrears. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ledger" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 85.10% of the time. "Ledger" is used about 255 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 85.1% | 217 | 20,530 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 9.41% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.1% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.39% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 255 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ledger" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ledger | Last name | 1,000 | 10,203 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Ledger Capital Corp |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Ledger, MT |
Expressions using "ledger": a ledger or an account ♦ cost ledger ♦ general ledger ♦ general ledger trial balance ♦ Ledger bait ♦ ledger balancing ♦ Ledger blade ♦ ledger board ♦ ledger entry ♦ ledger line ♦ ledger message ♦ ledger paper ♦ Ledger wall ♦ purchase ledger ♦ share ledger ♦ stock ledger ♦ subsidiary ledger ♦ to strike a ledger. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ledger": ledger-bait, ledger-blade, ledger-like. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
star ledger | 2,988 | linsco private ledger | 79 |
heath ledger | 1,750 | city ellwood ledger | 74 |
the clarion ledger | 1,714 | jackson clarion ledger | 72 |
patriot ledger | 1,164 | murray ledger and times | 68 |
newark star ledger | 1,072 | mexico ledger | 64 |
lakeland ledger | 929 | canton daily ledger | 59 |
ledger | 316 | heath ledger pic | 51 |
ledger nj star | 249 | fairfield ledger | 50 |
columbus ledger enquirer | 243 | enterprise ledger | 49 |
new jersey star ledger | 214 | clarion ledger newspaper | 44 |
general ledger | 182 | amador dispatch ledger | 43 |
columbus ledger | 169 | patriot ledger newspaper | 40 |
enquirer ledger | 137 | classifieds ledger star | 40 |
heath ledger picture | 130 | dispatch ledger | 33 |
ledger newspaper star | 125 | enquirer.com ledger | 31 |
gaffney ledger | 100 | classified ledger star | 30 |
quincy patriot ledger | 95 | heath ledger wallpaper | 28 |
clarion ledger.com | 94 | columbus ledger inquirer | 27 |
ledger noblesville | 82 | general ledger software | 27 |
ledger independent | 82 | general ledger reporting service | 27 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ledger"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | libër i llogarive. (various references) | |
Arabic | عارضة (beam, crossing, keel, plinth, role, sitter, spar, template, tie, transom), دفتر الحسابات (account book). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хоризонтална греда, хоризонтална дъска, главна счетоводна книга, надгробна плоча (gravestone). (various references) | |
Chinese | 总帐. (various references) | |
Czech | hlavní kniha. (various references) | |
Danish | rideplanke en paa hoejkant staaende planke el.lign.hvilende paa bom, rideplanke. (various references) | |
Dutch | plankdrager. (various references) | |
Farsi | تیر (Arrow, Bar, Dart, Gunshot, Lug, Mast, Perch, Prop, Shaft, Shot, Spike, Staff, Stanchion, Staple, Timber), تخته (Board, Brede, Gob, Lumber, Plank, Sheet, Tablet), سنگ پهن روی گور, دفترکل . (various references) | |
Finnish | tukijuoksu, poikkipalkki (bridge, cross beam, cross rail, cross slide, crossbar, transverse beam), pääkirja (general ledger), niska (back of the neck, nape, nape of the neck). (various references) | |
French | grand livre (general ledger, ledger message). (various references) | |
German | hauptbuch (general ledger), Konto (account), Fixpunkt (checkpoint). (various references) | |
Greek | κατάστιχο (register), καθολικό λογιστική, καθολικό (general ledger), μικρό πατόξυλο, μικρό πατερό, ζυγό καλουπιού, ζευκτηρία δοκός, τραβέρσα καλουπιού. (various references) | |
Hebrew | פנקס (journal, notebook, pad, pocket book, register, tablet), ספר חשבונות, ספר (book, volume). (various references) | |
Hungarian | sírkő (gravestone, tomb, tombstone), keresztgerenda (binding joist, crossbeam, main joist, strutting-beam, transom, traverse), főkönyv, állandó dolog. (various references) | |
Italian | libro mastro (general ledger), traversa (arbor, beam, crossbar, crossbeam, crosspiece, crossroad, rail, side street, traverse), pietra tombale (headstone), mastro (master), filagna (waling). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 原簿 (original record). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | もとちょう, げんぼ (original record), だいちょう (account book, colon, register). (various references) | |
Korean | 원장. (various references) | |
Manx | lioar choontee. (various references) | |
Norwegian | reskontro, hovedbok. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | edgerlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | livro-razão, lápide funerária (stone), travessa de cofragem, travessa de andaime, registro (account book, adjustment fire, book, cartulary, enrollment, enrolment, entry, filing, gate, inventory, list, meter, record, recording, register, registration, registry, regulator, roster, stocktaking). (various references) | |
Romanian | lespede funerarã, placã funerarã, grindã orizontalã, cartea mare. (various references) | |
Russian | гроссбух. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vodoravna greda skele, nadgrobna ploča, glavna knjiga. (various references) | |
Spanish | libro mayor (general ledger). (various references) | |
Swedish | liggare (journal), huvudbok (general ledger). (various references) | |
Thai | แผ่นหินเหนือหลุมฝังศพ. (various references) | |
Turkish | travers (sleeper, transom, traverse), mezarın kapak taşı, defteri kebir, ana defter, üst germe. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | гросбух, надмогильна плита. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mồi câu (ledger-bait). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ledger": ledgers. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ledger": pledger. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ledger": pledgers. (additional references) | |
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"Ledger" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aldebert, Elger, Eliger, Elogar, fledger, fludger, kleiger, leder, Ledgard, Ledler, legder, Legere, Lehder, leiger, lenger, leodegar, Letgen, leuga, Lidgard, Lidget, Liudger, loger, Ludmer, sledger, wedger. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ledger" (pronounced le"jer) |
| 4 | l e" j er | Leger, Pledger. |
| 3 | -e" j er | edger, Hedger. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: gelder, redleg. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-l-r" | |
-1 letter: edger, elder, glede, gleed, greed, ledge, leger. | |
-2 letters: deer, dele, dere, dree, dreg, edge, eger, geed, geld, gled, glee, gree, leer, rede, reed, reel. | |
-3 letters: dee, del, eel, eld, ere, erg, ged, gee, gel, led, lee, leg, red, ree, reg. | |
-4 letters: de, ed, el, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-l-r" | |
+1 letter: gelders, grueled, lagered, ledgers, ledgier, pledger, redlegs, regaled, reglued, wergeld. | |
+2 letters: begirdle, cudgeler, doggerel, engirdle, enlarged, fledgier, glowered, goldener, graveled, greedily, groveled, gruelled, laagered, legendry, lingered, pledgeor, pledgers, reedling, regilded, reglazed, reglowed, repledge, weregild, wergelds. | |
+3 letters: bedraggle, begirdled, begirdles, cudgelers, delegator, delighter, dirgelike, doggerels, engirdled, engirdles, engrailed, everglade, filagreed, filigreed, galleried, glandered, glimmered, glistered, glittered, glyceride, gradeless, gravelled, grovelled, leaguered, legendary, leveraged, lightered, pledgeors, realigned, reedlings, regelated, reglossed, regulated, rejuggled, relegated, relending, relighted, repledged, repledges, replunged, rewelding, ridgeline, ridgepole, weregilds. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Frequency | 13. Names: Company Usage 14. Cities 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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