balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Tokenized deposits are backed by fiat currency on a bank's balance sheet. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 Because in the end, my father’s greatest investment was not in buildings or balance sheets. Jorge A. Plasencia, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025 Their love of sports started early, long before balance sheets and boardrooms. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 The outperformance is a return to form for Apple, whose cash-generating prowess and rock-solid balance sheet have in past bouts of turbulence left it relatively unscathed. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of balance sheet was circa 1771

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“Balance sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20sheet. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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balance sheet

noun
bal·​ance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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