statement
Americannoun
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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.
adjective
noun
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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
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonstatement noun
Etymology
Origin of statement
Example Sentences
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In a statement to the BBC, Mayor Frey said "I will not be intimidated".
From BBC
In a statement, Spotify defended the presence of artists like Rose on its playlists.
From BBC
Each member would have a portfolio "critical to Gaza's stabilisation and long-term success", the White House statement said.
From BBC
At a hearing last month, a government lawyer told the court that the defense—meaning me—“wishes this were a false statements case, but it’s not.”
The statement came after days in which the government surged military forces to the area.
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