statement

American  

[stayt-muhnt] / ˈsteɪt mənt /

noun

• statements
  plural

1. something stated.

2. a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.

3. a single sentence or assertion.

   I agree with everything you said except for your last statement.

4. Commerce. an abstract of an account, as one rendered to show the balance due.

5. an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition.

6. the act or manner of stating something.

7. the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words.

   The furniture in the room makes a statement about the occupant's love of color. Walking out of the meeting will be a statement of our refusal to submit.

8. Computers. an instruction or other elementary component in a high-level programming language.

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adjective

1. noting or relating to an item of jewelry, clothing, home décor, etc., that stands out usually because of its large size or bold design.

   a statement necklace, a statement bowl for your entryway table.

statement British  

/ ˈsteɪtmənt /

noun

1. the act of stating

2. something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply

3. law a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading

4. an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due

5. an account prepared by a bank for each of its clients, usually at regular intervals, to show all credits and debits since the last account and the balance at the end of the period

6. music the presentation of a musical theme or idea, such as the subject of a fugue or sonata

7. a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler

8. logic the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and may be true or false; what is thereby affirmed or denied abstracted from the act of uttering it. Thus I am warm said by me and you are warm said to me make the same statement Compare proposition

9. education a legally binding account of the needs of a pupil with special educational needs and the provisions that will be made to meet them

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verb

1. to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonstatement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• statements
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of statement

First recorded in 1750–55; state (verb) + -ment

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Explanation

A statement is a sentence that says something is true, like "Pizza is delicious." There are other kinds of statements in the worlds of the law, banking, and government. All statements claim something or make a point. If you witness an accident, you make a statement to police, describing what you saw. You get a statement from your bank, a monthly record of what you spent and what you have left. Sometimes a statement isn't so official — it's just some kind of point being made. People say someone's car makes a statement — or their clothes do. Running away on your wedding day would make a huge statement.

Example Sentences

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The registration statement provided increased transparency on the company’s business model and showed impressive growth: Anthropic’s revenue for the first half of this year reached $16.3 billion, increasing nearly 14-fold from the previous year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The U.S. dollar rose sharply in anticipation of a hawkish statement from the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In a statement published Tuesday, Special Olympics said Saint James “believed deeply in the power of inclusion” and she served as a board member and a campaign co-chair for Special Olympics Connecticut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

He - like Stubb and Støre - had agreed to continue their direct phone communication, the statement added.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The previous evening he had drafted a personal statement, which he enclosed with his last will and testament, declaring that he had sincerely hoped to avoid the interview.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But their statements did not assuage Caproni, who chastised them for refusing to admit their crimes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Your recent public statements repeatedly mischaracterize Walmart’s pricing practices,” Bartlett said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

After the expected jolt to asset prices on Monday, where they head after will likely depend on policy statements, GS economists said in the wake of the poll results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The best way to find out where exactly you can cut spending is to look at your bank statements for the last 90 days.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Farmer, Kim, andBayona collected a number of official WHO statements and read them with dismay.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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