S: (n) statement (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"
S: (n) summary, sum-up (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form) "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
S: (n) pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
S: (n) amendment (a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.))
S: (n) thing (a statement regarded as an object) "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
S: (n) truth, true statement (a true statement) "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
S: (n) bid, bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
S: (n) word (a brief statement) "he didn't say a word about it"
S: (n) explanation, account (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.) "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
S: (n) representation (a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting) "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
S: (n) solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent (a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem) "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
S: (n) answer, reply, response (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation) "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
S: (n) announcement, promulgation (a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen) "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
S: (n) comment, commentary (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material) "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
S: (n) remark, comment, input (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information) "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"; "we would appreciate input from our users on how we can improve our software"
S: (n) rhetorical question (a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered) "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
S: (n) agreement, understanding (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises) "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
S: (n) condition, strings, term ((usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement) "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
S: (n) estimate (a statement indicating the likely cost of some job) "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
S: (n) representation (a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract) "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor"
S: (n) declaration (a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties)
S: (n) assurance (a statement intended to inspire confidence) "the President's assurances were not respected"
S: (n) recital (a detailed statement giving facts and figures) "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
S: (n) negation (a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement)
S: (n) description (the act of describing something)
S: (n) characterization, characterisation (the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features) "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
S: (n) label (a brief description given for purposes of identification) "the label modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"