LEDGER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of ledger in English

(Definition of ledger from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of ledger from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ledger

ledger
However, the clever bit is that the ledger is not stored in a master location or managed by any particular body.
The attacks work because some exchanges rely on unconfirmed transaction records when adjusting balances or other items on their account ledgers.
But those numbers represent just the cost side of the ledger.
Month after month, millions of dollars of oil revenues were added to its ledgers.
From NPR
But when the ledger was subpoenaed, his credit report was vague but positive.
The ledger art occupies a central place in his home and his heritage.
Have you seen the ledgers of folks using hashtags without a thick dose of irony?
From CNET
On the other side of the ledger, though, some 64 percent of plan participants are accumulating debt faster than they're accumulating savings.
That's why the blockchain is also called a distributed or a decentralized ledger.
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Translations of ledger

in Chinese (Traditional)
分類帳…
in Chinese (Simplified)
分类账…
in Spanish
libro mayor…
in Portuguese
livro de contabilidade…
in more languages
in French
in Turkish
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
grand livre…
defterikebir, ana hesap defteri…
grootboek…
účetní kniha…
hovedbog…
buku keuangan…
สมุดบัญชี…
sổ cái…
rejestr, księga, księga główna…
huvudbok, liggare…
lejar…
das Hauptbuch…
hovedbok, regnskapsprotokoll…
бухгалтерська книга…
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