General ledger

/ˌdʒɛnərəl ˌlɛdʒər/

/ˈdʒɛnərəl ˈlɛdʒə/

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Other forms: general ledgers

Definitions of general ledger

noun
the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts)

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type of:
account book, book, book of account, ledger, leger
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

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