noun

ledger

LEHD-zhuh

noun

A book or record used to track financial transactions.

"The bookkeeper entered every sale into the ledger by hand."

"Auditors cross-checked the ledger against the bank statements."

verb

To fish using a weight that holds the bait on the riverbed.

"He likes to ledger for barbel in the slow-moving river."

How to Use Ledger

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA record book for tracking money in and out, or (in fishing) a weighted bottom-fishing technique.

Common pairings

balance the ledger keep a ledger ledger entry

Word Forms

ledgered past tense, Ledgers plural, ledgers singular

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch/Middle English legger, related to "lie" and "lay" — originally a large book that lay permanently in one place, like a church record.