Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "ledger" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

account accountant's office accounting department bookkeeper's office desk

Coordinate Terms

journal

Derived Terms

general ledger hyperledger ledger art ledger bait ledger board ledger drawing ledger line ledger paper ledger wall personal ledger real ledger subledger

Etymologically Related To

ledge lie

Inflected/Variant Forms

leger

Context

accounting construction fishing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

journal record

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

distributed ledger nominal ledger sales ledger

Type Of (IsA)

book form of keeping records record

Related Terms

book of original entry

Related Terms

attach collection element entry joist large rafter record book structural tomb

Synonym Network

daybook general ledger ledger book

Used For

accounts balancing accounts calculate expenses help record financial transactions keep records of accounts keeping financial records organized keeping notes keeping record of things keeping records of receipts and expenditures keeping track of debt keeping track of deposits keeping track of expenditures keeping track of payments listing items maintain accounts record accounts record sales recording things

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.