balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

Examples of balance sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ownership is bringing an institutional balance sheet to a labor fight. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Warsh hasn’t been able to act yet on one of his key priorities, cutting the Fed’s balance sheet, in part because inflation is a more pressing concern. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Financial debt sits on a balance sheet with a principal, an interest rate and a maturity date. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

As in other states, the data showed that billions of dollars flow through the system with virtually no standardized public reporting to show whether the savings reach vulnerable patients or pad institutional balance sheets. — Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 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