Journal - Business and Accounting

Business and Accounting

The term "journal" is also used in business:

  • A journal is a book or computer file in which monetary transactions are entered the first time they are processed. This journal lists transactions in chronological sequence by date prior to a transfer of the same transactions to a ledger in the process of bookkeeping
  • Narrations or equivalent to a ship's log, as a record of the daily run, such as observations, weather changes, or other events of daily importance

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