Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

ledger

[lej-er] / ˈlɛdʒ ɛr /
NOUN
account book
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Tokenization allows investors to own fractions of an asset, rather than the whole thing, and blockchain hosting — theoretically, at least — enables payment, settlement, change of ownership and custody on a digital ledger.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

On the other side of the ledger, what work does he have to show on behalf of the American people?

From Slate Jul. 9, 2026

To be honest, though, since the 40-year bond rally terminated in 2020, investors who ply their trade on the fixed-income side of the ledger have become accustomed to driving under a yellow flag.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Some of the SpaceX investors on Kahlon’s ledger are easy to identify: the Indian politician Abhishek Singhvi; Betsy DeVos, the former U.S. secretary of education; a British Virgin Islands company owned by Indonesian billionaires.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

She pulled a ledger book off the shelf.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

During her morning news conference, she seemed to mock some of the U.S. evidence, including hand-written ledgers allegedly denoting payoffs to Mexican politicians.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

The company imploded after a dispute with bank partners revealed a massive shortfall in customer funds and a failure to keep accurate ledgers, according to court filings in Synapse’s bankruptcy proceeding.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

Financial institutions are increasingly tokenizing funds, which refers to digitizing these funds to trade on blockchain ledgers.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Hall’s studio ledgers, recording equipment and instruments form a backbone of the exhibit.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

She’s just opened a box that, to her delight, looks easy to dispose of—dozens of dusty store ledgers from the 1940s and ’50s.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




Vocabulary lists containing ledger


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training