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G/L

See General Ledger (G/L).

General Ledger (G/L)

An accounting term referring to the financial monitoring and reporting module in the resident financial system.

G/L Account

An entity in the G/L module used to categorize all types of business activity. G/L accounts can be categorized as either an expense, revenue, liability, or asset.

G/L Account Designations Table

Use this table to specify the accounts in your general ledger to which you want to post particular types of transactions. Your standard financial transactions will be posted to the accounts indicated in the G/L Account Designations Table, unless you have specified an override account for a particular transaction.

Girth

See Size.

Gross Margin

A financial term referring to the profit being realized for a given movement, whether it be a trip, load or shipment. Gross margin can be calculated as an amount (revenue – cost), or a percentage: (100 x ((revenue-cost)/revenue)).