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
stateless, statelet, stately, stately home, state medicine, statement, statement of claim, statement savings account, statements of case, Staten Island, state of emergency
On June 13, the Secret Service corrected its previous statement and said pepper spray had been used to clear the square.
How the Trump administration has tried to explain clearing protesters from Lafayette Square|JM Rieger|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
Caputo “decided to take a leave of absence to focus on his health and the well-being of his family,” the HHS said Wednesday in a statement sent to Ars.
After ranting about armed uprising, top Health Dept. spokesperson takes leave|Beth Mole|September 16, 2020|Ars Technica
Diggins-Smith is at another level offensively this season, quite a statement for a four-time All-Star entering this campaign.
It’s Win Or Go Home This Week In The WNBA Playoffs|Howard Megdal|September 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Jacques will remain in his role until the end of March next year, or a successor is appointed, Rio said Friday in a statement.
The CEO of mining giant Rio Tinto is forced out following the destruction of an ancient archeological site|Bernhard Warner|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Yesterday, in another Google webmaster hangout with John, I asked him numerous questions around that statement and it turns out that the data and signals that make up these core updates do get updated regularly between Google core updates.
Google says you can recover from core updates without a new core update|Barry Schwartz|September 9, 2020|Search Engine Land
“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
lawa 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
musicthe 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
logicthe 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 statementCompare proposition (def. 2b)
Britisheducationa 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