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balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Comcast, which has a solid balance sheet, is in the process of spinning out the NBCUniversal cable networks into a separate company called Versant in a transaction that should be completed early next year. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025 Because of the financial structure of the deal, the $27 billion loan never shows up on Meta's balance sheet. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025 Third, current levels of debt weaken long-term balance sheets, harming the future. Mariana Trujillo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 The selloff has also hurt share prices of crypto stockpilers, following a boom in public digital asset treasury companies this year as corporates took advantage of rising prices to buy and hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets. Reuters, NBC news, 21 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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balance sheet

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

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