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.
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Origin of balance sheet
First recorded in 1830–40
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balance sheet
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balance sheet
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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