Journal vs. Ledger

Journaladjective

(obsolete) Daily.

Journalnoun

A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

Journalnoun

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

Journalnoun

(accounting) A chronological record of payments.

Journalnoun

(computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.

Journalnoun

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

Journalverb

To archive or record something.

Journalverb

To scrapbook.

Journalverb

To insert (a shaft, etc.) in a journal bearing.

Journaladjective

Daily; diurnal.

Journalnoun

A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.

Journalnoun

That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.

Journalnoun

That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.

Journalnoun

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

Journalnoun

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject;

Journalnoun

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Journalnoun

a record book as a physical object

Journalnoun

the part of the axle contained by a bearing

Ledgernoun

A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.

Ledgernoun

A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.

Ledgernoun

(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

Ledgernoun

(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

Ledgernoun

(fishing) nodot=yes or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).

Ledgerverb

(transitive) To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.

Ledgerverb

To use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing.

Ledgerverb

To engage in bottom fishing.

Ledgernoun

A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.

Ledgernoun

A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb.

Ledgernoun

a record in which commercial accounts are recorded;

Ledgernoun

an accounting journal as a physical object;

Ledger

A ledger is a book or collection of accounts in which account transactions are recorded. Each account has an opening or carry-forward balance, would record transactions as either a debit or credit in separate columns and the ending or closing balance.