balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

Examples of balance sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sportradar has $554 million in cash and receivables on its balance sheet, while Genius has $171.9 million of cash and receivables. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2024 Paramount’s layoffs come amid a pending merger with Skydance Media that will award $4.5 billion to shareholders and add $1.5 billion to Paramount’s balance sheet, according to Reuters. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024 In 2023, the company sold IMG Academy to EQT $1.25 billion in cash, which removed an odd-fitting asset from its balance sheet. Tim Baysinger, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024 Now everything under the HDFC name counts as a bank—and by acquiring HDFC, HDFC Bank has a lot more debt on its balance sheet. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for balance sheet 

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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 19 Aug. 2024.

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balance sheet

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

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