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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bah-lan-seh
"El balance financiero se presentó en la reunión."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A financial statement that summarizes a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.
"The accountant prepared the balance-sheet to provide a clear overview of the company's financial position." - 2
A document that reflects the financial health of an organization, often used for analysis and decision-making.
"Investors reviewed the balance-sheet to assess the company's stability before making their investment."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'balance-sheet' originates from the combination of 'balance', derived from the Latin 'bilanx' meaning 'having two scales', and 'sheet', which comes from the Old English 'sceat', meaning 'a piece of paper'. The term evolved in the context of accounting in the 19th century to represent a financial statement summarizing assets, liabilities, and equity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Balance-Sheet" is said worldwide
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bilan
Transliteration: bee-lahn
"L'entreprise a présenté son bilan pour l'année écoulée."
Bilanz
Transliteration: bee-lants
"Die Bilanz zeigt die finanzielle Lage des Unternehmens."
bilancio
Transliteration: bee-lan-cho
"Il bilancio annuale è stato approvato dal consiglio."
balance
Transliteration: bah-lan-seh
"El balance financiero se presentó en la reunión."
balanço
Transliteration: bah-lan-soo
"O balanço foi analisado pelos investidores."
बैलेंस शीट
Transliteration: bailens sheeṭ
"कंपनी ने अपनी बैलेंस शीट प्रस्तुत की।"
资产负债表
Transliteration: zīchǎn fùzhài biǎo
"公司提交了最新的资产负债表。"
대차대조표
Transliteration: daecha daejo pyo
"회사는 대차대조표를 제출했습니다."
バランスシート
Transliteration: baransu shīto
"会社は最新のバランスシートを発表しました。"
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