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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbalanço
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bah-lan-soo
"O balanço foi analisado pelos investidores."
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 combines 'balance' (derived from the Latin 'bilanx', meaning having two scale pans) with 'sheet' (from Old English 'scīete', denoting a broad piece of cloth or paper). Together, the phrase evolved in modern finance and bookkeeping to describe a standardized statement showing balanced scales of financial position.
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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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