daybook, ledger
(noun) an accounting journal as a physical object; “he bought a new daybook”
ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
(noun) a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; “they got a subpoena to examine our books”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ledger (plural ledgers)
A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.
A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
Synonym: ligger
(fishing) Short for ledger bait or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
• distributed ledger
• nominal ledger
• sales ledger
ledger (third-person singular simple present ledgers, present participle ledgering, simple past and past participle ledgered)
(transitive) To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.
(transitive, fishing) To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.
(intransitive, fishing) To engage in bottom fishing.
• gelder, red-leg, redleg
Ledger (plural Ledgers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ledger is the 14096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2132 individuals. Ledger is most common among White (86.77%) individuals.
• gelder, red-leg, redleg
Source: Wiktionary
Ledg"er, n. Etym: [Akin to D. legger layer, daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie. See Lie to be prostrate.]
1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads. [Written also leger.]
2. (Arch.) (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. Oxf. Gloss. (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight. [Written also ligger.] Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. Walton. J. H. Walsh.
– Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a.
– Ledger wall (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
