Phrase guide

balance sheet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A summary of a person's or organization's assets, liabilities and equity as of a specific date.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հաշվեկշիռ (hašvekšiṙ) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Bengali: রেওয়া (reōẇa) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Bengali: সালতামামি (śaltamami) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Catalan: balanç — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資產負債表 /资产负债表 (zīchǎn fùzhài biǎo) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財務狀況表 /财务状况表 (cáiwù zhuàngkuàng biǎo) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Czech: rozvaha — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Danish: balance — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Dutch: balans — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Esperanto: bilanco — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Finnish: tase — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • French: bilan — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • German: Bilanz — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Greek: ισολογισμός (isologismós) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Greek: κατάσταση χρηματοοικονομικής θέσης (katástasi chrimatooikonomikís thésis) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Hindi: तुलन पत्र (tulan patra) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Hungarian: mérleg — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Hungarian: eredménykimutatás — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Indonesian: neraca — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Italian: stato patrimoniale — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Japanese: 貸借対照表 (taishaku-taishō-hyō) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Japanese: バランスシート (baransu sīto) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Māori: ripanga kaute — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Polish: bilans — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Russian: бала́нс (baláns) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Swedish: balansräkning — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Tagalog: dahon ng katuusan — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Turkish: bilanço — summary of assets, liabilities and equity
  • Ottoman Turkish: میزان (mizan) — summary of assets, liabilities and equity