Ledgering
/ˈlɛdʒərɪŋ/noun
The act of keeping or entering records in a ledger.
Did you know?Ledger comes from the idea of a book that “lies” flat on a desk, from the same Germanic root as English “lie” (to recline), not “lie” as in falsehood.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*legerą
“a place to lie down; a bed or couch”
Old English
OE
legger
“a book or record-book kept laid flat”
Middle English
ME
ledger
“a principal accounting book or record book”
16th Century
English
ledger
“a book of final entries or permanent accounts”
Modern English
English
ledgering
“the act of entering or maintaining records in a ledger”