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Uncommonledger
The correct spelling is ledger.
How to pronounce ledger
/ˈlɛdʒə/
nounIPA: /ˈlɛdʒə/
Say it like: Lej-r
The correct spelling is ledger. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.
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Meanings
noun
- 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”).
verb
- 1.To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
- 2.To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.
- 3.To engage in bottom fishing.
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