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| ledg·er [ léjjər ] (plural ledg·ers) |
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1. financial record book: a book or page with columns for debits and credits, on which to transcribe financial records
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2. horizontal gravestone: a gravestone that lies flat on the ground
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3. construction scaffolding beam: a horizontal beam in a scaffolding that is attached to the uprights and supports the beams putlogs
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| [Early 16th century. Probably < leggen, earlier form of lay1] |
