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ledger

noun

led·​ger ˈle-jər How to pronounce ledger (audio)
plural ledgers
1
a
: a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry
Psmith, perched gracefully on a stool, entered figures in a ledger. P. G. Wodehouse
b
: a digital record that is used similarly to an accounting ledger (as for maintaining a list of transactions)
Williams said he also recovered a ledger spreadsheet on a laptop computer seized from Wright and a "key" to translate the ledger. Scott Dolan
specifically : blockchain
NFTs use blockchain, the technology ledger backing cryptocurrencies …, which are databases of linked information to record ownership or transactions of a product. Weston Blasi
The original idea behind Provenance was to provide transparency, proof of loan performance, provenance—reliable information about who owned or owns an asset at any given time—lower costs and easier audits for loan buyers and sellers through distributed ledger technology. Penny Crosman
2
: a horizontal board used for vertical support (as in scaffolding)
I'd rather see joists resting on a ledger, spiked to the girders or to the house through spacers. Jim Locke

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web A few months later, The New York Times reported the presence of Trump’s campaign chair, Paul Manafort, in the pages of the ledger. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 On the surprisingly strong side of the ledger sits the Indonesian rupiah, which has depreciated only about 4.5% against the dollar this year. Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The bonds haven’t been issued, so these are estimates on both sides of the ledger, and the exact terms of the bonds — which will be issued by the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency — haven’t been established. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 On the other side of the ledger, rents rose another 0.7 per cent; the price of new vehicles, which are still in short supply, increased 0.6 per cent; and the cost of groceries jumped another 1.3 per cent, with bread prices rising by 2.8 per cent. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 The damage was more pronounced on the other side of the ledger. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 July 2022 For Bitcoin miners, verification is handled by cracking a complicated mathematical code and adding a record of a Bitcoin transaction to a shared online ledger, called the blockchain. al, 1 Aug. 2022 The blockchain is their key differentiator, allowing these contracts to connect those objects to an immutable ledger. Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The eight-year extensions for Charlie McAvoy ($9.5 million, up from $4.9 million) and Hampus Lindholm ($6.5 million) will add $8.5 million in cap commitments to the ledger. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English lygger, leger large breviary, beam, probably from leyen, leggen to lay

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of ledger was in 1588

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