re-statement

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableformal

   A statement that expresses something again, often in a different way or more clearly.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a re-statement' or 're-statements'. Often followed by 'of'.

   Patterns

   • a re-statement of something
   • a re-statement that ...

   The CEO's speech was essentially a re-statement of the company's earlier position.

   Her essay begins with a re-statement of the main problem.

   The report is a clear re-statement of the facts.

2. 2nouncountablebusinessfinance

   In accounting, a revised version of a company's financial results, usually to correct an error.

   Grammar: Common in business news; often used in the plural: 'earnings re-statements'.

   Patterns

   • an earnings re-statement
   • a re-statement of financial results

   The company announced a re-statement of its 2022 profits.

   Investors were shocked by the sudden re-statement of earnings.

Word forms

Common combinations

a re-statement of policy

The minister's comments were seen as a re-statement of existing policy.

a re-statement of facts

The lawyer gave a re-statement of the facts for the jury.

earnings re-statement

The earnings re-statement caused the stock price to fall.

a clear re-statement

The conclusion is a clear re-statement of the thesis.

Synonyms and how they differ

repetition

Focuses on saying the same thing again, often in the same words; 're-statement' often implies saying it in a new or clearer way.

restatement

The same word, usually spelled without a hyphen, especially in American English.

Word family

state verb

To say something clearly and formally.

statement noun

Something that is said or written, often formally.

re-state verb

To say something again, often in a different way.

Commonly confused: re-statement or restatement?

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