statement meaning and definition

STATEMENT noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: argument
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
   • synonyms: affirmation, assertion
6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
   • synonyms: command, instruction, program line
7. a document showing credits and debits
   • synonyms: financial statement