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statements

Syllables: state·ments/ˈsteɪt.mənts/

statements is the plural of statement.

statements is the third-person singular simple present indicative of statement.

Meaning of statement

Noun

statement (plural statements)

  1. A declaration or remark.
    • make a statement
  2. A presentation of opinion or position.
  3. A document that summarizes financial activity.
    • a bank statement
  4. An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
    • In this section we will examine BASIC's primary statement for repeating a string of statements under program control: the FOR statement. Another statement, the NEXT statement, is always used with a FOR statement.1981, Thomas C. Bartee, BASIC computer programming, page 110

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Phrases with statements

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Questions about statements

What is statements the plural of?
Statements is the plural of statement.
How do you pronounce statements?
Statements is pronounced /ˈsteɪt.mənts/.

Words near statements in the dictionary

  1. statement of claim
  2. statement of intent
  3. statemental
  4. statemented
  5. statementing
  6. statements
  7. statements of affairs
  8. statements of claim
  9. statements of intent
  10. statemonger
  11. statemongers

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