statement

Noun

• a document showing credits and debits

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

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• a nonverbal message
  • a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are
    
  • his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention
    

• (music) the presentation of a musical theme
  • the initial statement of the sonata
    

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  • it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  financial statement , instruction , command , program line , affirmation , assertion , argument