Definitions for statement
ˈsteɪt məntstate·ment

Princeton's WordNet(2.92 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. statement(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"

2. argument, statement(noun)

   a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

   "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

3. statement(noun)

   (music) the presentation of a musical theme

   "the initial statement of the sonata"

4. statement(noun)

   a nonverbal message

   "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

5. affirmation, assertion, statement(noun)

   the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

6. instruction, command, statement, program line(noun)

   (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

7. statement, financial statement(noun)

   a document showing credits and debits

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Statement(noun)

   the act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case

2. Statement(noun)

   that which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Statement

   Statement is the debut album released by the four-piece rock/metal music group, Nonpoint. This was their first album released through a major label in MCA Records. The album debuted #166 on the Billboard 200 charts.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'statement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1048

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'statement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1028

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'statement' in Nouns Frequency: #296

Anagrams for statement »

1. Testament

How to pronounce statement?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say statement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of statement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of statement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of statement in a Sentence

1. Per Carstedt:

   We are totally surprised by the statement that the Prime Minister made in the parliament. Three studies had been done before this project took off and none of them said anything like that.

2. Koichi Hagiuda:

   This has become a political card with people overseas saying that to be persuasive, a certain script must be followed ... in a statement that Japan will issue on its own, if he meets those expectations, this will eternally become a political card.

3. Emmet Sullivan:

   I made a statement about Mr. Flynn acting as a foreign agent in the White House.

4. Felix Klein:

   By doing this we can show a great sign of solidarity with the Jewish community and make a statement for the freedom of religion and the diversity of our society.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   I have decided that I will no longer be executive producer on the untitled Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering documentary and it will not air on Apple TV+, first and foremost, I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and support the women. Their stories deserve to be told and heard. In my opinion, there is more work to be done on the film to illuminate the full scope of what the victims endured, and it has become clear that the filmmakers and I are not aligned in that creative vision. The statement continued:.

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