statement

Plural: statements

Noun

• a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
  • "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
• (music) the presentation of a musical theme
  • "the initial statement of the sonata"
• a nonverbal message
  • "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"
  • "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
• a document showing credits and debits
• A declaration or remark.
• A presentation of opinion or position.
• A document that summarizes financial activity.
• An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

Adj

• Decisive.

Verb

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

Examples

• a bank statement
• make a statement
• publish a statement
• utter a statement

Synonyms

affirmation, argument, assertion, command, financial statement, instruction, program line, declaration, expression, remark, statement

Related Words

bold, brief, clear, detailed, false, first, formal, full, general, last, official, prepared, private, public, simple, specific, true

Anagrams of statement