statement

noun

state·​ment ˈstāt-mənt 

1

: something stated: such as

a

: a single declaration or remark : assertion

issued a public statement regarding her departure

a statement of the company's mission

b

: a report of facts or opinions

gave/made a statement to the police

a sworn/signed statement

2

: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper

3

: proposition sense 2a

4

: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition

5

: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time

6

: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means

making a fashion statement

… monuments are statements in form and space.

—O. B. Hardison, Jr.

7

: an instruction in a computer program

Synonyms of statement

• bill
• account
• document

Examples of statement in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The statement is for Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Big Sur as well as San Francisco County. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

The American Medical Association noted, in a statement to USA TODAY, that doctors often spend 12 to 15 years in training, typically exiting medical school with roughly $200,000 in debt. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Madrid confirmed the Netherlands international’s arrival on a four-year deal through to 2030 in a club statement on Sunday. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing statement

• counter-statement
• make a fashion statement
• mission statement
• sworn statement
• thesis statement

Rhymes for statement

• abatement
• affreightment
• misstatement
• restatement
• overstatement
• reinstatement
• understatement

Kids Definition

statement

noun

state·​ment ˈstāt-mənt 

1

: the act or process of stating

2

a

: something stated : report, assertion

b

: proposition sense 2

3

: a brief summarized record of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time

a monthly bank statement

4

: an instruction in a computer program

Legal Definition

statement

noun

state·​ment

1

a

: an official or formal report or declaration

a statement of policy

b

: an oral or written assertion (as by a witness) or conduct intended as an assertion see also hearsay, prior consistent statement, prior inconsistent statement

2

: a financial record or accounting