Predicate and Statement

noun

• Logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula. (
  • usage: "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
• One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements.
  • synonyms: verb phrase

verb

• Make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition.
  • usage: "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
• Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
  • usage: "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
  • synonyms: proclaim
• Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic.
  • usage: "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
  • synonyms: connote

• (v.t.) To found; to base.
• (v.t.) To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.
• (a.) Predicated.
• (v.t.) The word or words in a proposition which express what is affirmed of the subject.
• (v.t.) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not white," whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink.
• (v.i.) To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.

noun

• A message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.
  • usage: "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
• A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.
  • usage: "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
  • synonyms: argument
• Music) the presentation of a musical theme. (
  • usage: "the initial statement of the sonata"
• A nonverbal message.
  • usage: "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
• The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.
  • synonyms: affirmation, assertion
• Computer science. ( a line of code written as part of a computer program)
  • synonyms: instruction, command, program line
• A document showing credits and debits.
  • synonyms: financial statement

• (n.) That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.
• (n.) The act of stating, reciting or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

statement is a written record prepared by a financial institution, usually once a month, listing all transactions for an account, including deposits, withdrawals, checks, electronic transfers, fees and other charges, and interest credited or earned. The statement is usually mailed to the customer.