ledger Meaning & Definition
What Does Ledger Mean?
Ledger is a noun that means A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register. It is also used to mean A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records. A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain. As a verb, it means To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
Word Facts for Ledger
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/ |
| Synonyms | book, leger and daybook |
| Plural | ledgers |
| Verb forms | ledgers, ledgering, ledgered |
Ledger Definition (Noun)
- A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
- A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records. A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain.
- A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain.
- A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
- A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
- A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
- Ellipsis of ledger bait (“fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.”) or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
Ledger as a Verb
- To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
- To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.
- To engage in bottom fishing.
Noun
- A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.
- Short for ledger bait or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
Synonyms of Ledger
Ledger synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
ledger (plural ledgers)
ledger (third-person singular simple present ledgers, present participle ledgering, simple past and past participle ledgered)
Words That Rhyme With Ledger
Origin of Ledger
Origin 1: From Middle English liggere, ligger, leger (“large breviary; beam, plank; dweller, inhabitant”), from liggen, leggen,[1] variants of līen (“to lie down; to bow, kneel, prostrate; to die; to be located (somewhere); to remain in place, stay”), from Old English liċġan (“to lie down; to be situated”),[2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). The word is cognate with Saterland Frisian Lägger (“floor board, joist, plank”), West Frisian lêger (“beam, plank”), Dutch legger (“daybook; layer”) (from leggen (“to lay”), liggen (“to lie down”)),[3] and is related to English ledge, lie (“to be prostrate”).
Origin 2: The verb is derived from the noun.[4]
Common Questions About Ledger
Is ledger a noun or a verb?
Ledger is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for ledger?
Words with a similar meaning to ledger include book, leger and daybook. See the full list of ledger synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of ledger?
The plural of ledger is ledgers.
What is the past tense of ledger?
The past tense of ledger is ledgered. The present participle is ledgering.