leger
1 Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The benefit side of the leger for mega-events is typically split into two categories: The immediate economic boost from the Games and the long-term utility of Olympic projects.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2021
As the story fizzled out, the leger lines having been down for some little time, I thought, and not without reason, that I saw the point of my rod trembling.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
In any intermission of business it was his constant practice to peruse the leger.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Johnson, Samuel
His leger might be called a book of the black art; for it was little else than fly-tracks and blots, though the last were found of great assistance in rendering the statements satisfactory.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
If there be a faker, I hope he appreciates my sympathetic estimate of his knowledge, assiduity, and skill in leger de main.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
