Entry Word: statement

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due <received a statement from the plumber in the mail> — see ¹bill 1
2 an act, process, or means of putting something into words <a careful statement of the legal case before the court> — see expression 1
3 something that is said <her statement was met with considerable skepticism> — see word 2