statement

1. 1

   A declaration or remark.

   • make a statement
   • publish a statement
2. 2

   A presentation of opinion or position.

3. 3

   A document that summarizes financial activity.

   • a bank statement
4. 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.
   • However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.

syn. declaration · expression · remark · statement

1. 1

   Decisive.not-comparable

   • Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.

1. 1

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