LEDGER


Meaning of LEDGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈle-jər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English lygger, leger large breviary, beam, probably from leyen, leggen to lay

Date: 1588

1. : a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry

2. : a horizontal board used for vertical support (as in scaffolding)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.