balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Vanguard’s Cunniffe is also constructive on investment-grade bonds and says the expensive valuations are justified given the state of the economy and healthy corporate balance sheets. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 To reflect such a commitment, the firm is expected to estimate the present value of such obligations as a liability in its balance sheet. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Those factors added to its struggles connected with an overleveraged balance sheet and rising interest expenses. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 Given that housing accounts for about 70 percent of the assets of Chinese families and mortgages represent approximately 75 percent of household debt, any measures aimed at stabilizing home prices and decreasing financing costs are likely to strengthen household balance sheets. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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balance sheet

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

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