general ledger

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general ledger

noun general ledgers

The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.
Similar: nominal ledger

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noun central accounting record

Español	libro mayor
中文	總分類帳簿 /总分类帐簿, 總分類帳 /总分类帐, 總帳 /总帐 zǒngzhàng
Français	grand livre
Deutsch	Hauptbuch

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@misc{general_ledger_2026,
  title = {general ledger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/general%20ledger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}