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balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Comcast executives, for their part, continue to be disciplined in the company's offer as to not anger shareholders by taking on additional debt and risking its balance sheet, according to people familiar with that company's thinking. Julia Boorstin,lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman,david Faber, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 At the same time, many companies are increasingly turning to debt and off-balance sheet vehicles to fund their spending, which raises its own risks. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 While taking on a hospital that loses money can appear altruistic, balance sheets tend to improve once the rural facility gets paid at rates the system typically collects, Baumgarten said. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025 Comcast, which has a solid balance sheet, is in the process of spinning out the NBCUniversal cable networks into a separate company called Versant in a transaction that should be completed early next year. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.

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balance sheet

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

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