balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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The company maintains a healthy balance sheet, reporting $2.6 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at the end of the year, an increase of 38 percent from the prior year, and free cash flow of $1 billion. David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025 Moreover, the policy maintains a cost-neutral stance for any potential future Bitcoin acquisitions, ensuring the government does not expand its balance sheet purely for speculative purposes. Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has been buying bitcoin for its balance sheet over the past several years and has increasingly begun to trade in tandem with the leading cryptocurrency. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 Musk, the world’s richest man who is also overseeing a mass restructuring of the federal government, isn’t referring to the Fed’s $6.8 trillion balance sheet. Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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balance sheet

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

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