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financial statement

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of the four basic elements in above, i.e. balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and statement on changes in equity.

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noun

Meaning 3

a document showing credits and debits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: statement

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Broader terms: commercial document, commercial instrument

Narrower terms: bank statement, bill, account, invoice, accounting, account statement, income statement, earnings report, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pasqyrë financiare — record of all relevant financial information
  • Arabic: بَيَان مَالِيّ (bayān māliyy) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Bulgarian: фина́нсов отче́т (finánsov otčét) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財務報表 /财务报表 (cáiwù bàobiǎo) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財報 /财报 (cáibào) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Finnish: tilinpäätös — record of all relevant financial information
  • Icelandic: ársreikningur — record of all relevant financial information
  • Indonesian: laporan keuangan — record of all relevant financial information
  • Irish: tuairisc airgeadais — record of all relevant financial information
  • Japanese: 財務諸表 (zaimushohyō) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Korean: 재무제표 (jaemujepyo) — record of all relevant financial information
  • Malay: penyata kewangan — record of all relevant financial information
  • Māori: pūrongo pūtea — record of all relevant financial information
  • Russian: фина́нсовый отчёт (finánsovyj otčót) — record of all relevant financial information