statement
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something stated.
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a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
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a single sentence or assertion.
I agree with everything you said except for your last statement.
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Commerce. an abstract of an account, as one rendered to show the balance due.
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an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition.
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the act or manner of stating something.
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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.
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Computers. an instruction or other elementary component in a high-level programming language.
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the act of stating
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something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply
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law a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading
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an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due
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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
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music the presentation of a musical theme or idea, such as the subject of a fugue or sonata
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a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler
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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
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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
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Origin of statement
Explanation
A statement is a sentence that says something is true, like "Pizza is delicious." There are other kinds of statements in the worlds of the law, banking, and government. All statements claim something or make a point. If you witness an accident, you make a statement to police, describing what you saw. You get a statement from your bank, a monthly record of what you spent and what you have left. Sometimes a statement isn't so official — it's just some kind of point being made. People say someone's car makes a statement — or their clothes do. Running away on your wedding day would make a huge statement.
Vocabulary lists containing statement
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Example Sentences
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The statement said that “Forbes has devoted much of her life to public service and is widely respected by the many people who have worked with her over the years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Taylor Farms said that the Food and Drug Administration has apologized after the agency walked back an earlier statement that the parasite had been detected on a sample of its lettuce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Any person violating these prohibitory orders shall be liable for prosecution," Delhi Police said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
A statement issued on behalf of Forbes and her family said that Forbes was “experiencing a mental health crisis.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Every villager’s statement held the same feeling: fear.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
In this class, Hello Kitty-emblazoned shirts and tiny Dodgers hats are the highest tennis fashion statements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The campaign did not answer a question about Cercy’s previous statements to other news outlets that Paxton “is a lawful, registered Texas voter in full compliance with the law.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
"This story was based on a very basic misunderstanding of accounts and Yes Scotland's financial statements," Jenkins' solicitor Aamer Anwar said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Spain belongs to those who love it and work for it. Not to those who shame it with xenophobic statements."
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The army of assembled reporters and photographers flocked around both players as they left the stage, but both hurried out of the theater, declining to give any statements.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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