Ledger

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlÉ›dÊ’É™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -É›dÊ’É™(ɹ)

Origin

From Middle English lygger, leger ("large breviary, beam"), probably from leyen, leggen ("to lay"), akin to Dutch legger ("layer, daybook") (from leggen ("to lay"), liggen ("to lie"), English ledge, lie ("to be prostrate")).

Full definition of ledger

Noun

1. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records.
2. (accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
3. (construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to the building.
4. A large flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.

Derived terms

• ledger bait
• ledger board
• ledger line
• ledger wall

Anagrams

• red-leg