balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

Examples of balance sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The German lender notes a growing divergence between the nation's weakening fiscal position and its thriving corporate balance sheets. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Chairman Kevin Warsh has touted the need for a new approach at the Fed, announcing task forces to review the central bank’s communications, balance sheet and inflation models as well as to study key issues such as productivity and data sources. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Equity investors can absorb large losses without pulling the banking system into trouble, but credit adds lenders, covenants, collateral values, refinancing dates and off balance sheet structures. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Meta has structured its big data center investments to keep them off its balance sheet. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 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