balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Lucid Group will slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, a downsizing ushered in by billions of dollars in red ink that has stained the electric vehicle maker’s balance sheet. George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 During his tenure as CFO, AV strengthened its balance sheet, financial and operational discipline, and completed strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026 Analysts will be looking for clarity on the impact of the deal on Nvidia's balance sheet and its strategic plans for using the technology to compete with makers of custom ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits. Ari Levy, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 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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