balance sheet

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noun Accounting.

a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.
a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date.

Origin of balance sheet

First recorded in 1830–40

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Related Words for balance sheet

account, budget, ledger, report

Examples from the Web for balance sheet

Contemporary Examples of balance sheet

But the trouble in Goldman-land, is not just of the financial, or balance-sheet variety.
Has Goldman Lost Its Swagger?
Charlie Gasparino
February 18, 2009

Historical Examples of balance sheet

There is no need for the British taxpayer to be alarmed at this balance-sheet.
Home Rule
Harold Spender
I have consulted Picard and shown him the rent-roll and balance-sheet I had already shown you.
White Lies
Charles Reade
And Gregory, at her request, had brought up the balance-sheet.
El Diablo
Brayton Norton
You're the first Gabbai I ever knew who was satisfied with his balance-sheet.
Ghetto Comedies
Israel Zangwill
The end of the year, that is to say, the striking of the balance-sheet.
Fromont and Risler, Complete
Alphonse Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for balance sheet

balance sheet

noun

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 in Culture

balance sheet

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