A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
[business]
Rolls-Royce needed a strong balance sheet.
Synonyms: statement, report, account, budget More Synonyms of balance sheet
balance sheet in British English
noun
a statement that shows the financial position of a business enterprise at a specified date by listing the asset balances and the claims on such assets
balance sheet in American English
a statement summarizing the financial status of an individual or a business by showing assets, liabilities, etc. at a given date
balance sheet in Finance
(bæləns ʃit)
Word forms: (regular plural) balance sheets
noun
(Finance: Corporate)
A balance sheet is a statement of the amount of money and property that a company has and the amountof money that it owes.
The strong currency has helped the balance sheets of Brazilian companies with international aspirations.
The company has improved its balance sheet during the past few years and begun making sizable payments to its underfunded pension-planfund.
A balance sheet is a statement of the amount of money and property that a company has and the amountof money that it owes.
balance sheet in Accounting
(bæləns ʃit)
Word forms: (regular plural) balance sheets
noun
(Accounting: Financial statements, Balance sheet)
A balance sheet is a statement of the amount of money and property that a company has and the amountof money that it owes.
The strong currency has helped the balance sheets of Brazilian companies with international aspirations.
The company has improved its balance sheet during the past few years and begun making sizable payments to its underfunded pension-planfund.
A balance sheet is a statement of the amount of money and property that a company has and the amountof money that it owes.
balance sheet account, balance sheet equation
Examples of 'balance sheet' in a sentence
balance sheet
Local banks and breweries soon chipped in to bolster the balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet, that just strengthens the balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have written down the value of items on the balance sheet by 145 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
When the railways were privatised, the priority was to get what looked like a declining industry off the government's balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The balance sheet is your problem because I don't know which way to hold it up.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Miners recovered impressively from last year's commodities rout, boosted by a rally in metal prices and offloading of assets to shore up balance sheets.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
None of this is good for the balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We are seeing more of this as banks protect their balance sheets.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is represented on the balance sheet by the assets of a business.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
There is also a balance sheet effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Company earnings are good and balance sheets are great.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is a quality company with a strong balance sheet and an increasing dividend.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The proposed new tax on their balance sheets will also encourage them to seek more retail deposits.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They may simply decide to shrink their balance sheets.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Central banks have also expanded their balance sheets in recent months with an apparent determination that is reassuring.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some experts are sceptical that the banks will be able to shrink their balance sheets or sell assets as easily as they think.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The amount of money kept rising, asset prices advanced and balance sheets strengthened.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
First, other leading central banks are also expanding their balance sheets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It has about 2billion of debt on its balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A third way is to dispose of assets on the balance sheet.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I would add that balance sheets are also as strong as they have been for years.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A strong balance sheet also gives flexibility and firepower.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Much of the apparent reduction in the balance sheet has come from financial engineering, rather than conventional asset sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
People are still very nervous of tech stocks, but the reality is that these companies have strong balance sheets and good cashflow.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Capital expenditure will appear in the balance sheet as fixed assets and may be defined as the expenditure incurred on the acquisition of "permanent" assets.
Croft, James Corporate Cloak and Dagger (1994)
No, what is good for sport's balance sheet is good for sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Banks can increase their resilience and still support lending if they take the right steps to remove bad loans and non-core assets from their balance sheets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There was no figure for debt as bank loans of 265 million were not transferred to the balance sheet until October.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Overall, companies' balance sheets are in good health and banks are showing considerable forbearance in rolling over loans to businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
With their balance sheets in good shape, they are willing to take on more debt, some of it in the form of mortgages.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
balance sheet
British English: balance sheet /ˈbæləns ʃiːt/ NOUN
A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing.