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statement definition

state·ment (stāt′mənt)

noun

    1. an act of stating
    2. the thing stated; account, declaration, assertion, etc.
    1. an abstract, usually itemized, of a financial account a bank statement
    2. a listing of charges for goods or services; bill

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statement Synonyms

statement

n.

  1. The act of stating

    utterance, comment, allegation, declaration, observation, remark, assertion, averment, profession, acknowledgment, avowal, protestation, assurance, asseveration, affirmation; see also announcement 1.

  2. A prepared announcement

    description, narrative, recital; see announcement 2, declaration 2.

  3. A statement of account

    bill, charge, reckoning, account, record, receipt, report, annual report, budget, audit, affidavit, balance sheet.


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statement Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • intent: At the end, Kirk makes a statement of intent.

Preposition: on

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Adjective modifier

  • forward-looking: Voice of the for forward-looking statements retain the standard.

Converse of object

  • prepare: Prepare a statement of events supported by relevant members of the crew.

Noun used with modifier

  • privacy: Privacy Statement The Champion Group respects your right to privacy.
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statement quotes

   We shall maintain that no statement which refers to a 'reality'transcending the limits of all possible sense- experience can possibly have any literal significance.

-Ayer, SirAlfred Jules

Perhaps the least cheering statement ever made on the subject of art is that life imitates it.

-Lebowitz, Fran(ces Ann)

Ithink Isaid'All menare Jews excepttheydon't know it.'I doubt I expected anyone to take the statement literally. But I think it's an understandable statement and a metaphoric way of indicating how history, sooner or later, treats all men.

-Malamud, Bernard

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