balance sheet
noun
a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.
balance sheets
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pluralof balance sheet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With a multitude of online banks offering high-yield accounts, there could be some risks with new or small banks with small balance sheets, Hofferber said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Yields remain attractive, while stronger corporate balance sheets and a more supportive refinancing backdrop should help keep defaults contained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Frontier labs, Kress said, “are growing faster than what their balance sheets and credit profiles can support.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
These funds look for attractively valued companies with tangible assets and clean balance sheets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He’d go to meetings with Wall Street CEOs and ask them the most basic questions about their balance sheets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
