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A record for accounts or transactions, with technical extensions for structural supports, flat grave slabs, and bottom-fishing tackle.
Practice using ledger in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • He likes to ledger when the fish are feeding on the bottom.
  • The plans call for a pressure-treated ledger against the wall.
  • The carpenter bolted a ledger to the house before hanging the deck joists.
  • Do not ledger in that swim when weed covers the bottom.
  • The angler changed to a heavier ledger in the faster current.

Similar words

record
ledger board
rig
fish on the bottom
books
cover stone
grave slab
support board
use ledger tackle
accounts

Meanings

Account record

noun
business
neutral
A book, file, or shared digital record where transactions and account balances are posted.

Examples

  • The company's ledger showed every debit and credit for the quarter.
  • She posted the invoice to the sales ledger.
  • The bank's ledger balance differed from the available balance.
  • The blockchain keeps a public ledger of transactions.
  • Auditors traced the payment through the general ledger.
  • Each department keeps a separate ledger for project costs.
  • The app exports the ledger as a spreadsheet.

Similar words

account book
register
books
journal
record
log
accounts
database

Horizontal support

noun
construction
technical
A horizontal board, pole, or framing member fixed to a structure to support joists, scaffold parts, or another load.

Examples

  • The carpenter bolted a ledger to the house before hanging the deck joists.
  • A scaffold ledger connected the upright standards.
  • The stair platform rests on a steel ledger.
  • Inspect the ledger for rot before adding new decking.
  • Joist hangers were fixed along the ledger.
  • The plans call for a pressure-treated ledger against the wall.
  • Poor flashing behind the ledger let water into the framing.

Similar words

ledger board
support board
ribbon strip
bearer
rail
support
framing member

Flat grave slab

noun
architecture
technical
A flat stone slab, especially one laid horizontally as a grave cover or commemorative marker.

Examples

  • A worn ledger covered the old tomb in the nave.
  • The inscription on the ledger had faded after centuries of foot traffic.
  • Workers lifted the cracked ledger from the church floor.
  • The family chose a simple stone ledger for the grave.
  • A brass plaque was set into the ledger.
  • The museum catalog describes the slab as a medieval ledger.
  • Moss had grown around the edges of the ledger.

Similar words

ledger stone
slab
grave slab
tombstone
marker
cover stone

Bottom-fishing tackle

noun
fishing
technical
A fishing weight or rig that holds bait near the bottom while allowing the line to move freely.

Examples

  • He tied a ledger so the bait would sit close to the riverbed.
  • The angler changed to a heavier ledger in the faster current.
  • A sliding ledger let the fish take line without feeling the weight.
  • The tackle box held floats, hooks, and several ledgers.
  • Use a light ledger when the lake is calm.
  • The ledger kept the bait below the surface drift.
  • She clipped the ledger above the hook.

Similar words

sinker
weight
ledger tackle
bottom rig
trace
rig

Fish near the bottom

verb
fishing
technical
To fish with ledger tackle, keeping the bait weighted near the bottom.

Examples

  • They ledgered for bream near the bridge.
  • He likes to ledger when the fish are feeding on the bottom.
  • We ledgered with sweetcorn as bait.
  • She ledgers from the bank on quiet evenings.
  • The club ledgered through the winter match.
  • Do not ledger in that swim when weed covers the bottom.
  • I learned to ledger on a slow canal.

Similar words

bottom fish
fish on the bottom
use ledger tackle

Etymology

From Middle English leger or lygger, first meaning a large book that lay in one place, from forms related to lay and lie. The accounting sense developed in the 1500s from the idea of a book kept permanently at hand.

FAQ

What does ledger mean in accounting?

A ledger is the book, file, or database where account entries are posted and balances are kept.

Is a blockchain a ledger?

Yes. A blockchain is a shared digital ledger, usually distributed across many nodes and protected by consensus rules.

What is a ledger in construction?

A construction ledger is a horizontal support member, often a board fixed to a wall so joists or scaffold parts can rest on it.

Does ledger have a stone meaning?

Yes. In architectural and monument language, a ledger can be a flat stone slab, especially one over a grave.

Can ledger be a verb?

Only in a specialized British fishing sense, meaning to fish with ledger tackle. In accounting, entries are posted to a ledger.

Where does ledger come from?

Ledger comes from Middle English words for a large book that lay in one place, which later narrowed to account books and other things laid flat or fixed.

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