A form of mission statement, issued by a company or organization, in which its intentions for the future are stated

(management) A formal declaration of the overall goal or purpose of an organization.

A statement which refers to itself.

(law) A statement issued in civil court proceedings by a plaintiff. It sets forth the complaints against the defendants, and the prayers for relief from the court.

(chiefly Canada, US) A vague, feel-good platitude, especially one made by a politician, that few people would be able to disagree with.

A record of transactions and their effect on bank account balances

A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.

(law) A formal statement that the author has a serious intention of doing something under specified conditions, and at a specified time

A financial statement transmitted electronically.

(authorship) A sentence in the introduction of an essay, thesis or academic paper that clarifies the main point of the text.