balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Tongaat tumbled into business rescue — similar to Chapter 11 in the US — after corrupt bookkeeping practices blew a hole in its balance sheet in 2018. Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 So which consumer is real — the one squeezed by prices and locked out of the housing market, or the one with a clean balance sheet and a plane ticket to Ibiza? Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026 For now, the AI trade is still backed by stronger profits, much better balance sheets and calmer credit markets than investors saw during the dot-com era. Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Jul. 2026.

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balance sheet

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

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