statement

noun

state·​ment ˈstāt-mənt How to pronounce statement (audio)
1
: something stated: such as
a
: a single declaration or remark : assertion
b
: a report of facts or opinions
2
: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
3
4
: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
5
: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
6
: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means
monuments are statements in form and spaceO. B. Hardison, Jr.
7
: an instruction in a computer program

Examples of statement in a Sentence

His office issued an official statement concerning his departure. This is his first public statement about the investigation. I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue. The advertisement included misleading statements about the product. The police took the witness's statement. We have a signed statement from a witness. The boycott was intended as a political statement. We'll need to review your recent financial statements.
Recent Examples on the Web However, in a statement posted to her Telegram channel in November 2022, Lvova-Belova recalled adopting a teenage boy called Filip from Mariupol. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Swisscom will merge Vodafone Italia with its Fastweb SpA Italy subsidiary, and the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, the companies said in a statement Friday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg report. Daniele Lepido, Fortune Europe, 15 Mar. 2024 Israel’s military strongly denied responsibility for the killings in a statement Friday. Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 The investigation, the statement read in part, led to the seizure of 4,038 pounds of methamphetamine. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 The statement was made by a representative of a record label that Ms. Mitchell has worked with, but who does not represent Ms. Mitchell personally. New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 In his prepared speech accepting the 2024 Academy Award for best international film, Glazer thanked his partners on The Zone of Interest, a film set during the Holocaust, and then made a statement addressing both his work and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024 An investigation found that a limited number of the honey cashew labels were applied to cans of coconut cashews, the company said in the statement. Alex Sundby, Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 The industry group appreciates EPA's update and will be reviewing the rule, Whitaker said in a statement Thursday. Matthew Daly, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of statement was in 1702

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Cite this Entry

“Statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statement. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

statement

noun
state·​ment ˈstāt-mənt How to pronounce statement (audio)
1
: the act or process of stating
2
a
: something stated : report, assertion
3
: a brief summarized record of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
a monthly bank statement
4
: an instruction in a computer program

Legal Definition

statement

noun
state·​ment
1
a
: an official or formal report or declaration
a statement of policy
b
: an oral or written assertion (as by a witness) or conduct intended as an assertion see also hearsay, prior consistent statement, prior inconsistent statement
2
: a financial record or accounting

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