STATEMENT
statement, financial statement
(noun) a document showing credits and debits
instruction, command, statement, program line
(noun) (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
argument, statement
(noun) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true”
statement
(noun) a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; “according to his statement he was in London on that day”
statement
(noun) a nonverbal message; “a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are”; “his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention”
statement
(noun) (music) the presentation of a musical theme; “the initial statement of the sonata”
affirmation, assertion, statement
(noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
statement (plural statements)
A declaration or remark.
A presentation of opinion or position.
(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
(computing) An instruction in a computer program.
Synonyms
• See statement
Etymology 2
Verb
statement (third-person singular simple present statements, present participle statementing, simple past and past participle statemented)
(transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
Anagrams
• tentmates, testament
Source: Wiktionary
State"ment, n.
1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper;
as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or
opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable perspicuity of
statement!" Brougham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition