Statement meaning

What does “statement” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“statement” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.

statement

noun

  1. 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. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

    “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true”

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  3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme

    “the initial statement of the sonata”

  4. a nonverbal message

    “a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are”

    “his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention”

  5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

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

  7. a document showing credits and debits

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University