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 decision to effectively suspend operations is the result of SunPower’s weakened cash flow and balance sheet as well as its inability to tap capital markets because the company is not current with the Securities and Exchange Commission, JPMorgan analysts led by Mark Strouse told clients. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 July 2024 Belcher said the merger also strengthens the organization’s balance sheet, enabling it to make more bulk purchases. Cooper Metts, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024 Vance, who was first elected to the Senate in 2022, supported legislation to overturn a Securities and Exchange Commission rule on banks reporting cryptocurrency as a liability on their balance sheets — an action President Joe Biden opposed. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 16 July 2024 Turns out there is a way banks and brokerages can sidestep reporting their customers' crypto on their balance sheets, according to a Bloomberg report last week. Crystal Kim, Axios, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for balance sheet 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

balance sheet

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

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