bank statement

American  

noun

• bank statements
  plural

1. a monthly statement of account mailed by a bank to each of its customers with checking or other accounts, recording the banking transactions and current balance during a period and usually including canceled checks.

2. a statement required to be published periodically by a bank showing its financial status, as assets and liabilities.

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bank statement British  

noun

1. a statement of transactions in a bank account, esp one of a series sent at regular intervals to the depositor

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bank statements
  plural

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Example Sentences

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bank statement

Sometimes you order the wrong cereal, and sometimes you share someone’s bank statement with their co-workers.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Personal AI agents are great—until they divulge your bank statement in a work chat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She eventually let me sit in on one phone call, but she wouldn’t show me a single bank statement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

An unnamed Ethiopian assistant professor was selected by ICM for its Midwife Leaders Executive Sponsorship Programme, but was rejected for having an "inadequate financial bank statement and an unreliable purpose of travel", the organisers said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Yeah, I forgot about that. Okay, we’ll go next weekend. We’ll get the visa stuff done this week. I’ll get a copy of my bank statement tomorrow.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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