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balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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But Simon points to a balance sheet with $265 million of cash and barely any debt as a reason to project confidence. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Under the Fed’s new rules, banks can only be tested for material risks to their businesses or balance sheets, such as bad loans or unsound business practices. Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025 Wall Street does have concerns about Oracle's balance sheet and debt load as a source of AI investment financing. Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025 But the story of Hilma af Klint lacks the blunt clarity of balance sheets, and her afterlife suggests that money, far from debasing art, is what pins it to the world. Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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balance sheet

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

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