balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Bitcoin treasury strategy tracking website Bitcoin Treasuries lists 147 companies (116 public, 31 private) which hold bitcoin on their balance sheets. Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Ultimately, this could have an adverse effect on the banks’ balance sheets. Ron Insana, CNBC, 30 May 2025 Once the Versace deal is closed, Capri will have a much cleaner balance sheet and more room to operate. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 When the full balance sheet of modern economies is tallied—including taxes, transfers, pension entitlements, homeownership, and the fact that people move through income brackets across their lives—the story looks markedly different. Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of balance sheet was circa 1771

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“Balance sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20sheet. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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balance sheet

noun
bal·​ance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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