balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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The money the team will get from selling the 8% stake is going to stay on the Patriots' balance sheet, according to one person close to the situation, meaning the post-money valuation of the Patriots is greater than $9 billion. Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 In plain terms, that means that Live Nation’s business in Mexico, Brazil, and the broader region, even in its early stages, is already so large that its balance sheet moves with the peso and real. Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 Parts supplier First Brands is over its skis on a $6 billion debt pile and an additional, murky pile of off-balance sheet debt, days after a dealership catering to subprime buyers filed for Chapter 11. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025 Instead, read annual reports and prospectuses, and understand company balance sheets. Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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balance sheet

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

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