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statement

Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/

The English word “statement” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A declaration or remark.
  2. A presentation of opinion or position.
  3. A document that summarizes financial activity.
  4. An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

adjective

  1. Decisive.

verb

  1. To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

Etymology

From state + -ment.

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