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Definition of Financial statement
1. Noun. A document showing credits and debits.
Generic synonyms: Commercial Document, Commercial Instrument
Specialized synonyms: Bank Statement, Account, Bill, Invoice, Account, Account Statement, Accounting, Earnings Report, Income Statement, Operating Statement, Profit-and-loss Statement
Definition of Financial statement
1. Noun. A formal record of all relevant financial information of a business, person, or other entity, presented in a structured and standardized manner to allow easy understanding. ¹
2. Noun. Any of the four basic elements in above, i.e. balance sheet, income statement, cashflow statement and statement on changes in equity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Financial Statement
Literary usage of Financial statement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by American Genetic Association (1907)
"financial statement. The following is the financial statement prepared and
submitted by Secretary Hays: financial statement of the American Breeders' ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1869)
"... Revenue—Mr. Ward Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, makes his financial
statement—The public accounts show a deficit for the past year of 1636,0001. ..."
3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by American Social Science Association, National Conference on Social Welfare, Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1887)
"The following financial statement was submitted to the Conference : — To the
Executive Committee of the National Conference of Charities: The undersigned, ..."
4. The System of Financial Administration of Great Britain by William Franklin Willoughby, Samuel McCune Lindsay (1917)
"CHAPTER XIII THE BUDGET financial statement 1914-1915, Showing Revenues and
Expenditures as Laid before the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the ..."
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