balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

Examples of balance sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Estimated for 2026, there is $821 billion in leases and expenses that haven’t started yet, so the sums don’t appear in their balance sheets. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

To keep direct debt off their balance sheets, hyperscalers are leaning on off-balance-sheet financing, mostly through long-term data center leases, the report explained. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026

TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet since Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020, ceded his CEO role to Daniel Alegre, a former senior executive at Activision Blizzard. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 July 2026

The new Fed head has pledged reform at the central bank and appointed task forces to review topics including communications, inflation frameworks and balance sheet policy. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for balance sheet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Legal Definition

balance sheet

noun

bal·​ance sheet

: a statement of financial condition at a given date