ledgers

plural of ledger
as in records
a book that a company uses to record information about the money it has paid and received The accountant went over the company's ledgers at the end of the fiscal year.

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Recent Examples of ledgers In an early scene, Misty is jolted awake by the man’s furious widow, Celine (Amy Landecker), who has just discovered the apartment on her husband’s ledgers and is intent on kicking out his mistress. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 If Wall Street already runs on ledgers, what can tokenization do for it? — Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Thanks to the rise of this offshore world in recent decades, tens of trillions of dollars have simply disappeared from ledgers around the globe, slipping into a world that is largely untouchable and untraceable. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 The Big Ten also leads in the all-important financial ledgers when money matters to everyone. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Myriad ledgers record artworks and exhibitions alongside the income that sustained Saar and her then-young daughters — Alison, Lezley and Tracye — after her 1970 divorce from Richard Saar. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Investigators in New York also obtained detailed ledgers of the gang’s bribe payments, which were referenced extensively in the Rocha indictment. — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 July 2026 Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Distance a joist spans between the support beams and ledgers. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
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Noun
  • Child welfare agents said abuse may have occurred, but the perpetrator was unknown, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, unauthorized access to those systems can expose records belonging to patients across multiple healthcare organizations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Just 58% of American adults own stock, Gallup found in April, much of it held in retirement accounts.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This collects about 8,000 original documents and other elements linked to the house’s perfume and beauty archives, totaling about 5 percent of its full collection.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued the university; the fraternity, Chi Phi; her sorority, Tri Delta; and seven former Chi Phi members last month.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2020 Congress passed legislation that sought to mitigate the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The legal demand Friday is for the organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics to disclose more information about the organization’s finances — including bank statements.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Non-interest expenses came in below expectations, which is encouraging, but the $112 million beat versus the FactSet consensus didn't make up for all of the top-line softness.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Ledgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ledgers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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