balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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Just as Treasury is likely forced back toward longer-term bonds, the Fed under new Chair Kevin Warsh is moving to shrink its own balance sheet. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 By combining political backing and financial firepower, Washington and Tokyo sought to raise the cost of betting against the yen by putting two sovereign balance sheets on the other side of the trade. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Financially, Eagle enters the next phase with a relatively strong balance sheet for a pre-revenue developer. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 The companies without Apple’s balance sheet or its pricing power face the same input costs with none of the cushion. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

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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

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

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