ledgers
/ˈlɛdʒərz/ · led·gers
noun
- Books or collections of accounts in which financial transactions are recorded. The company's ledgers showed a steady increase in revenue over the quarter.
- Any systematic record or list of items, especially in a non‑financial context. The museum kept detailed ledgers of its acquisitions.
Did you know? The musical term 'ledger line'—the extra lines added above or below the staff—was borrowed from accounting because they resemble the additional lines added to a ledger book.