ledger

/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/noun
High School
1

A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.

2

A book or other scheme for keeping accounting records.

3

A distributed ledger, a public financial transaction database, typically using a blockchain.

4

A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

5

A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.

6

A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

7

Ellipsis of ledger bait (“fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.”) or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).

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