See Also: Income statement (statement of operations)(money)
Statement(law)
Statement(finance)
statement(1)(dictionary)
statement(2)(dictionary)
self-statement(medicine)
Statement Of Use(law)
Official statement(finance)
Offering statement(finance)
Interim statement(finance)

statement(1) (iou)



statement noun. L18.
[from STATE verb + -MENT.]
a. The action or an act of stating, alleging, or enunciating something; the manner in which something is stated. L18.
b. Music. A presentation of a subject or theme in a composition. L19.
a. A thing that is stated; an allegation, a declaration; spec. a verbal expression whose content is assessable in terms of truth or validity. L18.
Daily Telegraph The..inaccurate statements made by various Labour politicians. USA Today We will strike again if that statement was not strong enough.
b. Computing. An expression or command in a programming language that corresponds to one or more underlying machine instructions. M20.
a. A formal written or oral account, setting down facts, an argument, a demand, etc.; esp. an account of events made to the police or in a court of law. L18.
J. Colville The P.M. made a statement in the House. Guardian Yasser Arafat..addressed a message disowning the PLO statement. J. Wainwright You..telephoned the police, then made this statement to a Detective Sergeant.
b. Commerce. More fully statement of account. A document setting out the items of debit and credit between two parties. M19.
Which? Banks will generally provide statements whenever you ask.
Commerce. A document setting down the amount to be paid to a tradesman etc. L19.
Phrases: bank statement: see BANK noun3. make a statement fig. demonstrate one's attitude, point of view, etc., in a conspicuous way, esp. by dressing or behaving in a striking manner. RECONCILIATION statement. statement of account: see sense 3b above. statement of affairs a list of assets and liabilities not expressed as a formal balance sheet. statement of claim English Law a pleading served by the plaintiff in a High Court action containing the allegations made against the defendant and the relief sought by the plaintiff.
state'mental adjective M20.
statementing noun (a) US the issuing of bank or other financial statements; (b) the formal stating of the special educational needs of a child or children: L20.