ledger

UK: /ˈlɛdʒə/ US: /ˈlɛdʒɛr/ ,(lej′er)

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ledg•er /ˈlɛdʒɛr/   n. [countable]

1. Business an account book in which money amounts coming into and going out of a business are recorded.

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ledg•er  (lej′er), n. 

1. Business [Bookkeeping.] an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
2. Building
   • a horizontal timber fastened to the vertical uprights of a scaffold, to support the putlogs.
   • ribbon (def. 8).
3. a flat slab of stone laid over a grave or tomb.
4. Sport Also, leger. [Angling.] a lead sinker with a hole in one end through which the line passes, enabling the bait and the sinker to rest on the bottom and allowing the fish to take the bait without detecting the sinker.

• earlier legger book, probably equivalent. to legg(en) to lay¹ + -er -er¹ 1475–85

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ledger / ˈlɛdʒə/ noun

1. the principal book in which the commercial transactions of a company are recorded
2. a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely

verb

1. (intransitive) to fish using a ledger

Etymology: 15th Century legger book retained in a specific place, probably from leggen to lay¹

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Ledger / ˈlɛdʒə/ noun

1. Heath(cliffe) Andrew. 1979–2008, Australian film actor. His films include The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) and Brokeback Mountain (2005)