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statement

noun · verb · adjective

Simple meaning

Something said or written clearly, often officially.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsteɪtmənt

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A presentation of opinion or position.

  2. A declaration or remark.

  3. finance

    A document that summarizes financial activity.

verb

  1. transitive

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

adjective

  1. Decisive.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A presentation of opinion or position.

Used this way, statement is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use statement

  • “According to his statement he was in London on that day.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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income statementregistration statementmission statementfollowing statementgeneral statementpolicy statementwritten statementclear statement

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • statornounPerson or profession · specialist

    Mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves.

  • staticnounDerived noun

    A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference.

  • statuarynounDerived noun · specialist

    Statues collectively.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • operating statementnounCompound term

    A financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period.

  • profit-and-loss statementnounCompound term

    A financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period.

  • true statementnounCompound term

    A true statement.

  • account statementnounCompound term

    A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.

  • value statementnounCompound term

    A statement of the desirability of something.

  • bank statementnounCompound term

    A periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

noun

Sense: presentation of opinion or position

assertion

verb

Sense: to provide an official document of a proposition

argumentArchaic

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