financial statement

noun

A formal record of all relevant financial information of a business, person, or other entity, presented in a structured and standardized manner to allow easy understanding.

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Meanings

nounfinancial statement (plural financial statements)

plural financial statements

  1. A formal record of all relevant financial information of a business, person, or other entity, presented in a structured and standardized manner to allow easy understanding.
  2. Any of the four basic elements in above, i.e. balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and statement on changes in equity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna document showing credits and debits

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commercial documentcommercial instrument
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic بَيَان مَالِيّ
  • بَيَان مَالِيّ (bayān māliyy)record of all relevant financial information
Bulgarian фина́нсов отче́т
  • фина́нсов отче́т (finánsov otčét)record of all relevant financial information
Chinese Mandarin 財務報表 /财务报表, 財報 /财报
  • 財務報表 /财务报表 (cáiwù bàobiǎo)record of all relevant financial information
  • 財報 /财报 (cáibào)record of all relevant financial information
Finnish tilinpäätös
  • tilinpäätösrecord of all relevant financial information
Icelandic ársreikningur
  • ársreikningurrecord of all relevant financial information
Indonesian laporan keuangan
  • laporan keuanganrecord of all relevant financial information
Irish tuairisc airgeadais
  • tuairisc airgeadaisrecord of all relevant financial information
Japanese 財務諸表
  • 財務諸表 (zaimushohyō)record of all relevant financial information
Korean 재무제표
  • 재무제표 (jaemujepyo)record of all relevant financial information
Malay penyata kewangan
  • penyata kewanganrecord of all relevant financial information
Māori pūrongo pūtea
  • pūrongo pūtearecord of all relevant financial information
Russian фина́нсовый отчёт, финансовая отчётность
  • фина́нсовый отчёт (finánsovyj otčót)record of all relevant financial information
  • финансовая отчётность (finansovaja otčótnostʹ)record of all relevant financial information
Cite this entry
APA

financial statement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20statement

MLA

“financial statement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20statement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “financial statement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20statement.

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