journal entries

Daily written records

Journal entries are individual records in a journal—dated notes documenting thoughts, experiences, or observations in a personal diary, or formal accounting records of financial transactions.

In bookkeeping, a journal entry records debits and credits before they're posted to the general ledger: The accountant made a journal entry for the equipment purchase.

In personal writing: Her journal entries from that summer reveal how much she was struggling.

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