Phrase guide

general ledger

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nominal ledger

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 總分類帳簿 /总分类帐簿 — central accounting record
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總分類帳 /总分类帐 — central accounting record
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總帳 /总帐 (zǒngzhàng) — central accounting record
  • Czech: hlavní kniha — central accounting record
  • Danish: hovedbog — central accounting record
  • Dutch: grootboek — central accounting record
  • Finnish: pääkirja — central accounting record
  • French: grand livre — central accounting record
  • German: Hauptbuch — central accounting record
  • Indonesian: buku besar — central accounting record
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hovedbok — central accounting record
  • Polish: księga główna — central accounting record
  • Serbo-Croatian: glavna knjiga — central accounting record
  • Spanish: libro mayor — central accounting record
  • Swedish: huvudbok — central accounting record