ledger

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Synonyms: ledge, leger, leiger, hedger, ledged, lodger, legger, sledger, pledger, edger, ledges

Antonyms: ledge, leger, leiger, hedger, ledged, lodger, legger, sledger, pledger, edger, ledges

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Noun

A [[book#Noun|book]] for [[keep#Verb|keeping]] [[note#Noun|notes]]; a [[record book]], a [[register#Noun|register]].
A book or other scheme for keeping [[accounting#Noun|accounting]] [[record#Noun|records]].
{{lb|en|accounting}} A [[collection]] of accounting [[entry|entries]] consisting of [[credit#Noun|credits]] and [[debit#Noun|debits]].
A [[large]], [[flat#Adjective|flat]] [[stone#Noun|stone]], especially one [[lay#Verb|laid]] over a [[tomb]].
{{lb|en|construction}} A [[board#Noun|board]] [[attach]]ed to a [[wall#Noun|wall]] to provide [[support#Noun|support]] for attaching other [[structural]] [[element]]s (such as [[deck#Noun|deck]] [[joist]]s or [[roof#Noun|roof]] [[rafter]]s) to a [[building#Noun|building]].
{{lb|en|fishing}} {{ellipsis of|en|ledger bait<t:fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.>,ledger line<t:fishing line used with ledger bait for [[bottom fishing]]; [[ligger]]>}}.

{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[record#Verb|record]] (something) in, or as if in, a [[#Noun|ledger]].
{{lb|en|transitive|fishing}} To [[use#Verb|use]] (a certain type of [[bait#Noun|bait]]) in [[bottom fishing]].
{{lb|en|intransitive|fishing}} To [[engage]] in bottom fishing.

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