statement

[ steyt-muh nt ]

/ ˈsteɪt mənt /

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noun

something stated.

a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.

a single sentence or assertion: I agree with everything you said except for your last statement.

Commerce. an abstract of an account, as one rendered to show the balance due.

an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition.

the act or manner of stating something.

the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words: The furniture in the room makes a statement about the occupant's love of color. Walking out of the meeting will be a statement of our refusal to submit.

Computers. an instruction or other elementary component in a high-level programming language.

adjective

noting or relating to an item of jewelry, clothing, home décor, etc., that stands out usually because of its large size or bold design: a statement necklace, a statement bowl for your entryway table.

Origin of statement

1750–55; state (v.) + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM statement

non·state·ment, noun

Words nearby statement

statehouse, stateless, statelet, stately, stately home, statement, statement of claim, statement savings account, statements of case, staten island, stater

Example sentences from the Web for statement

“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.

The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races |David Freedlander |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The best answer Sutton offers is a statement by the preacher John Roach Stratton back in 1918.

The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault |Jay Michaelson |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts |Christopher Dickey |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement deploring the state GOP for its failure to censure Duke.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

A click sends a user to a statement, a list of passenger nationalities, emergency call-center numbers, and other information.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The statement may be true; but instead of a cave there is only a tunnel a few rods in length.

Archeological Investigations |Gerard Fowke
In conclusion I should like to express in words what must be only too apparent to every reader of this statement.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith
Believing this statement, the Kurds wildly flew into the face of the big guns and many thousand were slain.

Modern Persia |Mooshie G. Daniel
In answering the requisite questions, and in making his statement, Townsend gave entire satisfaction.

The Underground Railroad |William Still
Promotion exercises should include some statement of the work accomplished.

The Boy and the Sunday School |John L. Alexander

British Dictionary definitions for statement

statement

/ (ˈsteɪtmənt) /

noun

the act of stating

something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply

law a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading

an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due

an account prepared by a bank for each of its clients, usually at regular intervals, to show all credits and debits since the last account and the balance at the end of the period

music the presentation of a musical theme or idea, such as the subject of a fugue or sonata

a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler

logic the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and may be true or false; what is thereby affirmed or denied abstracted from the act of uttering it. Thus I am warm said by me and you are warm said to me make the same statement Compare proposition (def. 2b)

British education a legally binding account of the needs of a pupil with special educational needs and the provisions that will be made to meet them

verb (tr; usually passive)

to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs

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