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balance sheet

noun

Accounting.
  1. a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal.
  2. a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date.


balance sheet

noun

  1. a statement that shows the financial position of a business enterprise at a specified date by listing the asset balances and the claims on such assets
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balance sheet

  1. An orderly account of the assets of a company or individual and of the financial claims on those assets by others.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of balance sheet1

First recorded in 1830–40
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But Skydance and its backers also agreed to pump $1.5 billion into Paramount’s battered balance sheet so the company can pay down debt.

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These crucial natural functions remain absent from our balance sheets — until they start to fail.

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The move, which the government predicts will raise billions for state schools, has put pressure on private school's registers and balance sheets alike.

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England's win-loss record is mitigated by eight Tests played in tough Asian conditions and the balance sheet looks healthier still given the revamp of personnel.

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"This big black hole of £22bn we've heard so much about has become a million black holes in company balance sheets up and down the country," Mr Reed said.

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