ledger

Everyday

1. A ledger is a book or computer file where a business writes down money coming in and money going out. tree →
2. A ledger is any written record of things, like a list kept over time. tree →

In the lessons

In money lessons a ledger shows how a balance changes: add money in, subtract money out. In stories old shops and banks keep ledgers. Phrases: «keep a ledger», «on the ledger».

Examples

• The shopkeeper wrote every sale in the ledger. tree →
• Our class kept a ledger for the bake sale money. tree →
• Money in: 40 pounds, money out: 15 pounds — what does the ledger show left? tree →
• The old ledger was full of neat handwriting. tree →
• Banks now keep ledgers on computers. tree →
• Check the ledger to see who paid. tree →

Note

Countable. Pronounced LEJ-er. Maths: balance = money in − money out. Related word: accounts.