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ledgers

noun

Meaning

  1. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.
  2. A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
  3. A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
  4. A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
  5. Short for ledger bait or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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