Credit Purchases

Big-Ticket Items
Big-ticket items refer to retail products that carry a substantial size and price, often requiring customers to purchase them on credit. These items typically include large appliances and automobiles.
Purchase Day Book
The Purchase Day Book, also known as Bought Day Book in the US, is a financial ledger in accounting where all purchase and expense transactions made on credit are recorded before being posted to the individual supplier accounts in the General Ledger.
Purchases Journal
A purchases journal, also known as a purchase day book, is a specialized accounting record used to track all credit purchases of merchandise for a business.
Purchases Ledger
The purchases ledger, also known as the creditors' ledger, is a detailed accounting record that tracks all the credit purchases a company makes. It manages company liabilities by listing every individual supplier from whom the company buys goods or services on credit.

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