statement

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteɪt.mənt/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtmənt
  • Hyphenation: state‧ment
  • Audio (US)(file)

Etymology 1

From state +‎ -ment.

Noun

statement (plural statements)

  1. A declaration or remark.
  2. A presentation of opinion or position.
  3. (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
    a bank statement
  4. (computing) An instruction in a computer program.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:statement
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 2

Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.

Verb

statement (third-person singular simple present statements, present participle statementing, simple past and past participle statemented)

  1. (transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

See also

Further reading

  • statement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • statement in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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