Definitions for statement
ˈsteɪt məntstate·ment

Princeton's WordNet(2.71 / 7 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. Roger Stone:

   Mr. Cohen's statement is untrue.

2. John Augustine:

   This was a Santa Claus statement.

3. Brandon Jones:

   I stand by the statement we made.

4. Congressman Jim Jordan:

   We weren't trying to make a statement.

5. Howard Lipin/The:

   It’s a statement that love has no borders.

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