noun Etymology: Middle English lygger, leger large breviary, beam, probably from leyen, leggen to lay Date: 1588 a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry, a horizontal board used for vertical support (as in scaffolding)
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Meaning of LEDGER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012