balance sheet

noun

: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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The company that month also raised about $30 billion in off-balance sheet financing where the debt would sit in a special purpose vehicle tied to Blue Owl Capital Inc. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 Or an escrow model could be used to underwrite several initiatives at once, effectively keeping the debt off a manufacturer’s balance sheet. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 In April, another $14 billion of bonds for an Oracle data center were issued in a special purpose vehicle, keeping the debt off Oracle’s balance sheet. Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026 Sources with knowledge of Vanta’s balance sheet say that its net revenue retention (NRR) has similarly increased every quarter for the last 2 years and continues to be over 100 percent. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for balance sheet

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of balance sheet was circa 1771

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“Balance sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20sheet. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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balance sheet

noun
bal·​ance sheet
: a statement of financial condition at a given date

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