logging

[law-ging, log-ing]

noun

1. the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs log to sawmills.

2. Nautical.,  a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.

logging

/ ˈlɒɡɪŋ /

noun

1. the work of felling, trimming, and transporting timber

Word History and Origins

Origin of logging¹

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; log ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 also advanced, logging their second straight weekly gains.

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Moody’s raised its full-year outlook after logging higher profit and revenue in the third quarter, as the company’s growth investments drive returns.

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Philip Morris International PM -4.89%decrease; red down pointing triangle raised its full-year outlook after logging higher profit and revenue in the third quarter, boosted by continuing strength across its smokeless tobacco products.

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Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation linked to mining, farming and logging, and is accused of allowing firms to operate in Borneo with little oversight.

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Global equities mostly fell, with the Nikkei logging its worst day since April.

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