balance sheet

American  

noun

Accounting.

• balance sheets
  plural

1. a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.

2. a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date.

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balance sheet British  

noun

1. 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 Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• balance sheets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of balance sheet

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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balance sheet

This altogether adds $6.3 billion in financing to CoreWeave’s balance sheet, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

CoreWeave on Thursday also announced plans to raise $3 billion through a convertible-debt offering, which McPeake said shows the company “taking advantage” of a strong demand and pricing environment to shore up its balance sheet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

This will reflect operational progress and reduced balance sheet volatility for the French insurer after the completion of major deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The German car maker has an impeccable balance sheet and a great new electric-vehicle platform.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

But even when all these are added in, "two-thirds of the universe is still missing from the balance sheet," as one commentator has put it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson