Meanings
noungeneral ledger (plural general ledgers)
plural general ledgers
- accountingThe central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.
Synonyms: nominal ledger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 總分類帳簿 /总分类帐簿, 總分類帳 /总分类帐
- 總分類帳簿 /总分类帐簿central accounting record
- 總分類帳 /总分类帐central accounting record
- 總帳 /总帐 (zǒngzhàng)central accounting record
Czech hlavní kniha
- hlavní knihacentral accounting record
Danish hovedbog
- hovedbogcentral accounting record
Dutch grootboek
- grootboekcentral accounting record
Finnish pääkirja
- pääkirjacentral accounting record
French grand livre
- grand livrecentral accounting record
German Hauptbuch
- Hauptbuchcentral accounting record
Indonesian buku besar
- buku besarcentral accounting record
Norwegian Bokmål hovedbok
- hovedbokcentral accounting record
Polish księga główna
- księga głównacentral accounting record
Spanish libro mayor
- libro mayorcentral accounting record
Swedish huvudbok
- huvudbokcentral accounting record
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APA
general ledger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20ledger
MLA
“general ledger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20ledger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general ledger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20ledger.
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