balance sheet

balance sheet

noun Accounting.
1.
a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.
2.
a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date.

Origin:
1830–40
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balance sheet
 
n
a statement that shows the financial position of a business enterprise at a specified date by listing the asset balances and the claims on such assets

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balance sheet definition


An orderly account of the assets of a company or individual and of the financial claims on those assets by others.

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