1. Plural of leger; a book or record in which accounts or transactions are entered.
Usage: Often used in accounting and bookkeeping contexts.; Also spelled 'ledgers' (more common modern spelling).
2. Plural of leger; a horizontal line added above or below the staff in musical notation.
Usage: Music notation term.; Also spelled 'ledger lines' (more common modern spelling).

Examples

• The accountant reviewed the company's legers to verify all transactions.
• In the old days, merchants kept detailed legers of their sales and expenses.
• The high notes in the violin part require several legers above the staff.
• Musical legers help musicians read notes that fall outside the standard five lines.
• The bank's legers showed a discrepancy in the monthly balance.