stock ledger
Americannoun
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a permanent record of the capital stock of a corporation, listing the names and addresses of the stockholders, the number of the shares owned, the serial numbers of their stock certificates, etc.
Example Sentences
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Madam had certainly purchased the cigar-case; but before the sale could be posted in the stock ledger madam had sent a gentleman to change the case for the diamond bracelet previously admired.
From The Crimson Blind by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
He was supposed to post these amounts in a stock ledger against the various sizes and styles and note the approaching shortages wherever they came.
From Stubble by Looms, George
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