bank statement

American  

noun

bank statements plural

1. a monthly statement of account mailed by a bank to each of its customers with checking or other accounts, recording the banking transactions and current balance during a period and usually including canceled checks.

2. a statement required to be published periodically by a bank showing its financial status, as assets and liabilities.

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bank statement British  

noun

1. a statement of transactions in a bank account, esp one of a series sent at regular intervals to the depositor

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bank statements
  plural

Example Sentences

Asked about the allegation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists it was "quite an absurd statement".

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“I’m not going to make an absurd statement if we were to advance and play Real Madrid we’re going to match up man-to-man. But at the same time, we like our group.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

And if so, how could he make such an absurd statement?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2020

Kelly never dissociated himself from that absurd statement either—though others did.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2018

Nearly every mail brings some absurd statement, printed or written.

From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Macy, John Albert