balance sheet
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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Contemporary Examples of balance sheet
But the trouble in Goldman-land, is not just of the financial, or balance-sheet variety.
Historical Examples of balance sheet
There is no need for the British taxpayer to be alarmed at this balance-sheet.
Home RuleHarold Spender
I have consulted Picard and shown him the rent-roll and balance-sheet I had already shown you.
White LiesCharles Reade
And Gregory, at her request, had brought up the balance-sheet.
El DiabloBrayton Norton
You're the first Gabbai I ever knew who was satisfied with his balance-sheet.
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
The end of the year, that is to say, the striking of the balance-sheet.
Fromont and Risler, CompleteAlphonse Daudet
balance sheet
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