- jour|nal
- jour|nal «JUR nuhl», noun, adjective.–n.1. a daily record: »
During the winter we kept a journal of the temperature, clouds, and rain and snow each day.
2. an account of what happens or of what one thinks, feels, or notices, such as a diary, a ship's log, or the written account of what happens at each meeting of a society or town meeting: »The ship's journal was a history of its voyage including where it went and what the sailing and weather conditions were.
3. a newspaper or magazine: »Benjamin Franklin published a successful journal in Philadelphia called the “Pennsylvania Gazette.”
SYNONYM(S): gazette, periodical.4. Bookkeeping. a) a book in which every item of business is written down so that the item can be entered under the proper account or posted later in a general ledger. A special journal is used for each type of transaction that recurs frequently, such as cash receipts, cash disbursements, or sales. Because transactions are first recorded in a journal as they occur, journals are called books of original entry. b) = daybook.5. the part of a shaft or axle that turns on a bearing.–adj.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.