statement
state·ment
noun \ˈstāt-mənt\Definition of STATEMENT
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: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
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: proposition 2a
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: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
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: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
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: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means <monuments are statements in form and space — O. B. Hardison, Jr.>
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: an instruction in a computer program
Examples of STATEMENT
- His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.
- This is his first public statement about the investigation.
- I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.
- The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.
- The police took the witness's statement.
- We have a signed statement from a witness.
- The boycott was intended as a political statement.
- We'll need to review your recent financial statements.
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