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. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton:

   I heard the interview with the prime minister this morning and I thought that he made a statement of the obvious in terms of making sure that we can continue our policies which have stopped the boats.

2. Marc Feldman:

   There aren't enough people who spend so much time underwater to make a really definitive statistical statement.

3. The Mexican firm:

   We are currently in the first step of a registration statement and listing application process, as well as subject to applicable laws in the Philippines and in the U.S., and as such Cemex cannot comment on any further information related to the transaction.

4. Donald Trump:

   That's only in Florida Panhandle you can get away with that statement.

5. Matt Hennessy:

   I had many reasons to be very fearful of coming forward as a student and in the years after being a graduate student... but I realized that by letting go of that fear Im getting my life back. david Daniels -LSB- and Scott Walters -LSB- right -RSB- are innocent of any wrongdoing, Matt Hennessy told NPR in a statement. Samuel Schultz is not Samuel Schultz. Samuel Schultz never would have gotten this much attention from Samuel Schultz singing, and Samuel Schultz knows and resents that fact. Samuel Schultz waited eight years to complain about adult, consensual sex to ride the MeToo movement to unearned celebrity. We will fight this.

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