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