balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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For investors, however, the resulting tumult can also mean an opportunity to buy into a company that has strong earnings potential, a great management team, a fortress balance sheets and a competitive moat, at a bargain. Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024 Consider the cost of carrying that underused real estate on the taxpayers’ balance sheet. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Financial giants like BlackRock have not only added Bitcoin to their balance sheets but have also initiated Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), attracting record inflows of $2.6 billion shortly after the U.S. election. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Now, with those financial lifelines largely unplugged, U.S. households are tacking more debt onto household balance sheets. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Nov. 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 29 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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