LEDGER


Meaning of LEDGER in English

I. ˈlejə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English legger, probably from leggen to lay + -er — more at lay

1.

a. obsolete : a book of permanent record : register

b. : a book containing accounts to which debits and credits resulting from business transactions are posted from books of original entry

2. : a memorial stone slab laid flat over a grave

buried … under a black marble ledger close to the North wall — J.L.Chester

3. : a horizontal timber that is secured to the uprights of scaffolding during building construction and supports the putlogs

4. archaic : a resident ambassador, agent, or commissioner

5. or leg·er “

a. : ledger bait

b. : ledger line

c. : ledger tackle

6. dialect Britain : a narrow wooden strip used to secure thatch to a roof

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to fish with ledger tackle

III. adjective

obsolete : lying or remaining in a place : resident , stationary

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