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Bank statement

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

nounCore term

In finance & banking, bank statement means: A document from the bank that lists all the transactions in an account over a period, with the opening and closing balance.

In Turkish: hesap özeti, hesap ekstresi, hesap dökümü

How it is used

Used in branches, onboarding and lending. Customers request, download or receive bank statements; lenders and visa offices often ask for the last three or six months of statements as proof of income.

Example sentences

  1. Please upload your last three bank statements with your loan application.

  2. The payment appears twice on my bank statement.

Common collocations

  • monthly bank statement
  • request a bank statement
  • download a bank statement
  • paper statement
  • balanceThe amount of money in an account at a particular time, or the amount still owed on a loan or credit card.
  • transactionA single movement of money, such as a payment, transfer, deposit or withdrawal, recorded on an account or card.
  • current accountAn everyday bank account for receiving a salary, paying bills and making card payments. It pays little or no interest, and the money can be used at any time.
  • online bankingManaging a bank account through the bank's website on a computer, including payments, transfers and statements.

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