balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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At the same time, expectations for technology stocks remain extremely high after several years of strong gains, and as tech firms are spending huge sums on AI buildouts which is stressing their balance sheets and cash flow. Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026 When a utiliity makes a multi-billion-dollar bet on massive infrastructure, the financial risk ultimately sits on the utility’s balance sheet. Randy Niemeyer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Equity stripping on the pre-sale balance sheet One of the firm’s core techniques involves equity stripping applied to the company’s balance sheet before a liquidity event. Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026 Still, the stability of Stretch may be attractive to investors after a volatile stretch for Bitcoin in the final months of 2025, including a sharp selloff that hammered crypto-heavy balance sheets. Melos Ambaye, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 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 25 Mar. 2026.

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balance sheet

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

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