balance sheet

American  

noun

Accounting.

• balance sheets
  plural

1. a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.

2. a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date.

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balance sheet British  

noun

1. a statement that shows the financial position of a business enterprise at a specified date by listing the asset balances and the claims on such assets

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balance sheet Cultural  

1. An orderly account of the assets of a company or individual and of the financial claims on those assets by others.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• balance sheets
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of balance sheet

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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balance sheet

The moves have removed risk from the balance sheet “and transformed EchoStar into an investment company with meaningful further opportunities to unlock value,” he wrote in a note to clients on Friday while relaunching J.P.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Analyst Jason Shao points out that BOQ’s better-than-expected second-half net interest margin was supported by a deliberate reduction in the size of its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It has a plan to keep some AI spending off its balance sheet.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Despite significant expansion in renewable energy, thermal generation and distribution, the company has maintained a robust balance sheet that positions it well to bid for new projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We need to think about what our marriage is really based on . . . not this balance sheet, who owes who what.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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