balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

Examples of balance sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch, too, whether Warsh uses Jackson Hole to draw a line between the Fed’s balance sheet and Treasury’s operations. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Speir brings to the role more than two decades of financial experience, including balance sheet management, M&A, strategic planning, and investor relations. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Recently released minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting showed that the Fed deferred questions about its balance sheet until a task force Warsh has assigned to report on that issue comes back. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Early last year, when crypto was riding high, the company made a disastrous decision to accumulate bitcoin on its balance sheet. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 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