ledger

/ˈledʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈledʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈle-jər/ (ame, mw)

ledger — noun

  • ledgersingular
  • ledgersplural

1. a paper book or digital file where a business keeps an organized record of money

1.名詞B2
釋義

a paper book or digital file where a business keeps an organized record of money received, money paid out, and other account entries

例句

Élise entered the bakery's cash sales into the ledger before closing.

enter sales into the ledger

Hiro checked the digital ledger after the supplier questioned last month's payment.

digital ledger + payment record

同義詞
  • account book

    a close synonym, especially for a traditional paper ledger

  • register

    broader and more official-sounding; not limited to financial entries

  • log

    a general running record of events or data, not specifically business accounts

文法句型

keep a ledger

enter something in the ledger

check the ledger

general / sales / digital ledger

用法筆記

Used mainly in accounting and business settings. A ledger may be a bound book or a digital record, but it tracks organized financial entries rather than general notes.

常見錯誤

❌I wrote my meeting ideas in the ledger.
✅I wrote my meeting ideas in a notebook.
💡a ledger is for financial records, not for general note-taking.
❌The manager checked the budget to see every payment already made.
✅The manager checked the ledger to see every payment already made.
💡a budget is a plan, while a ledger records actual transactions.