statement
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/
ipa: /ˈsteɪtmənt/
rhymes: -eɪtmənt
Forms: form: statements
Etymology: From state + -ment.
Senses: examples: text: make a statement
text: publish a statement
text: utter a statement
glosses: A declaration or remark.
glosses: A presentation of opinion or position.
examples: text: a bank statement
topics: business
finance
glosses: A document that summarizes financial activity.
examples: text: In this section we will examine BASIC's primary statement for repeating a string of statements under program control: the FOR statement. Another statement, the NEXT statement, is always used with a FOR statement.
ref: 1981, Thomas C. Bartee, BASIC computer programming, page 110:
text: However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.
ref: 1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming, page 174:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
Synonyms: word: declaration
word: expression
word: remark
word: statement
Hypernyms: word: talk
word: writing
Hyponyms: word: affirmation
word: allegation
word: argument
word: assertion
word: avowal
word: axiom
word: claim
word: comment
word: corollary
word: lemma
word: nonsense
word: notice
word: note
word: observation
word: postulate
word: proclamation
word: protestation
word: supposition
word: theorem
word: saying
word: slander
Meronyms: word: word
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from statement
word: account statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: bank statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: blanket statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: counter statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: diversity statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: doorknob statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: environmental impact statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: e-statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: fashion statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: financial statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: if-then statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: impact statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: income statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: make a statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: mission statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: motherhood statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: normative statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: opening statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: P&L statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: positive statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: prepared statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: problem statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: profit and loss statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: purpose statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: scissor statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: Sherman statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: singular existential statement
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word: singular statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: statemental
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: statement of accounts
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: statement of affairs
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: statement of claim
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: statement of intent
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: thesis statement
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word: upside-down income statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: value statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: victim impact statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: vision statement
sense: Terms derived from statement
word: written statement of employment
Related terms: word: true
word: false
word: general
word: specific
word: public
word: private
word: clear
word: first
word: last
word: official
word: brief
word: formal
word: bold
word: full
word: detailed
word: simple
word: prepared