ledger meaning

ledger as a noun

1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
   • they got a subpoena to examine our books

   Synonyms: leger, account book, book of account, book

   Type of: record

   Kinds: cost ledger, general ledger, subsidiary ledger, daybook

2. an accounting journal as a physical object
   • he bought a new daybook

   Synonyms: daybook

   Type of: journal

ledger in a sentence

• The clerk made an entry in his ledger.
• The auditors will have a hard time deciphering this ledger.
• A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger.

How to pronounce ledger

ledger is pronounced /ˈlɛdʒɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with ledger

• hedger