ledger entry
- noun
- /ˈlɛdʒər ˈɛntri/
- Specialized
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- In reality, all federal tax revenues are collected by the IRS and are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, with appropriate ledger entries made.
Examples
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In other words, 100 pounds in gold would be legal security for 1,000 pounds of loan; at 3%, therefore, 100 pounds in gold could earn 30 pounds interest annually with no more trouble to the lender than the keeping of a few ledger entries.
Blog text (5) -
I fidgeted to the point that Jamie at last suggested I come and copy ledger entries for him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Item Ledger Entry.
Blog text (22) -
The accountant carefully updated the ledger entry to reflect the recent sale of office supplies.
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Each ledger entry must include the date, amount, and description of the transaction for accurate bookkeeping.
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To track expenses properly, she recorded every ledger entry in the financial software.
Synonyms
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2.1
A written note in a book or list
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3.2
A record in a company's books that shows money going in or out
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'ledger' is a book for recording accounts and an 'entry' is a recorded item, so 'ledger entry' straightforwardly denotes an item recorded in a ledger. This follows normal noun+noun naming patterns (and has clear parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Ledger entry comes from old money records: a ledger was a big book and an entry was one written line showing a single sale or payment. So, a ledger entry means 'a written record' of one transaction in the company's books.