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Definition of Ledger entry
1. Noun. A written record of a commercial transaction.
Specialized synonyms: Adjusting Entry, Credit, Credit Entry, Debit, Debit Entry
Generic synonyms: Accounting, Accounting System, Method Of Accounting
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ledger Entry
Literary usage of Ledger entry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Accounting, Its Principles and Some of Its Problems by Henry Rand Hatfield (1909)
"to have easy reference from one account to the other, and this was conveniently
given by including in each ledger entry both the name and the folio number ..."
2. Modern Illustrative Bookkeeping: Designed as a Text Book for All Schools by E. Virgil Neal, C. T. Cragin (1901)
"The following illustrates the form of your ledger entry. l^fi^Z, Next enter the
page of the ledger (1) in the folio column of the journal, ..."
3. The Articled Clerk's Hand-book: Containing a Course of Study for the by Richard Hallilay, George Badham (1873)
"(a) Q.—What ia the difference between a prime entry and a ledger entry ? ...
But a ledger entry will simply state "To goods," or " By cash," or as the case ..."
4. Bookkeeping for Accountant Students by Lawrence Robert Dicksee (1906)
"... idea of the object and meaning of each ledger entry, before endeavouring to
explain the form of the Journal entry from which the ledger entry is made. ..."
5. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"208. Clarke and Zink Dep., 7/6/87, at 9-10, 62; Ex. 2. 209. ledger entry re $500000,
... ledger entry re $260000, ..."
6. The Theory of Accounts by Frederick Samson Tipson (1902)
"(a) On the debit side a ledger entry may mean (1) a charge for merchandise sold
to a debtor or returned to a creditor; (3) cash paid to a creditor, ..."
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