statement

noun state·ment \ ˈstāt-mənt \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Examples: statement in a Sentence

Definition of statement

1 : something stated: such as

a : a single declaration or remark : assertion

b : a report of facts or opinions

2 : the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper

3 : proposition 2a

4 : the presentation of a theme in a musical composition

5 : a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time

6 : an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means

monuments are statements in form and space
—O. B. Hardison, Jr.

7 : an instruction in a computer program

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Examples of statement in a Sentence

His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.
This is his first public statement about the investigation.
I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.
The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.
The police took the witness's statement.
We have a signed statement from a witness.
The boycott was intended as a political statement.
We'll need to review your recent financial statements.

Recent Examples of statement from the Web

The discussions between the United States and North Korea are ongoing and have moved more quickly than expected,’’ the White House said in a statement.

— BostonGlobe.com, "North Korea talks moving ‘more quickly than expected,’ White House says," 11 June 2018
Dale Ho, the director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, said in a statement.

— matt ford, The New Republic, "Losing the Right Not to Vote," 11 June 2018
According to a statement from ExOfficio, home permethrin treatments are riskier due to chemical runoff and overuse, but that’s not the case with pretreated garments.

— megan michelson, Outside Online, "DEET Will Kill Your Gore-Tex Jacket," 11 June 2018
More Nina Dobrev beauty news: Now watch how to do statement brows: Follow Marci on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to Allure's newsletter for daily beauty stories delivered right to your inbox.

— marci robin, Allure, "Nina Dobrev Gave Allure a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Her Beauty Prep for the Dior Backstage Party," 10 June 2018
In a statement, Facebook said the bug affected users from May 18 to May 22, while the company was testing a new feature.

— author: sheera frenkel, Anchorage Daily News, "A Facebook bug changed the privacy settings of up to 14 million users," 8 June 2018
Lake Zurich athletic director Andrew Lambert said in a statement.

— lamond pope, Lake County News-Sun, "'A dream come true': After 11 years as an assistant at New Trier, Terry Coughlin named boys basketball coach at Lake Zurich," 8 June 2018
Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt said in a statement that he was extremely saddened to learn of the death of another law enforcement officer.

— bill glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "City leaders announce arrest following crash that killed Milwaukee police officer," 8 June 2018
In her statement granting sanctions, McGrath said she was not focused on whether the destruction of evidence was willful, but rather on how critical the documents that may have been lost were to the plaintiff’s case.

— zak koeske, Daily Southtown, "Judge to sanction Country Club Hills for failure to preserve evidence in firefighter's discrimination lawsuit," 8 June 2018

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First Known Use of statement

1702

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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statement Synonyms

Synonyms

account, bill, check, invoice, tab;

Related Words

receipt, reckoning;

document, ledger, record;

charge, cost, expense, fee, price, rate, toll;

score, tally;

STATEMENT Defined for English Language Learners

statement

noun

Definition of statement for English Language Learners

: something that you say or write in a formal or official way : something that is stated
: an opinion, attitude, etc., that you express through the things you do, the way you dress, etc.
: a document which shows amounts of money that you have received, spent, etc. : a brief record of a financial account

STATEMENT Defined for Kids

statement

noun state·ment \ ˈstāt-mənt \

Definition of statement for Students

1 : something written or said in a formal way : something stated

The company issued a statement about the new game.

2 : a brief record of a business account

a monthly bank statement

Law Dictionary

statement

noun state·ment

legal Definition of statement

1 a : an official or formal report or declaration

a statement of policy

b : an oral or written assertion (as by a witness) or conduct intended as an assertion — see also hearsay, prior consistent statement, prior inconsistent statement

2 : a financial record or accounting