n.
1.a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
2.(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
3.a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
4.(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
5.a formal public statement
6.a formal expression by a meeting
Idiom of the Day
ram (something) down (someone's) throat
to force someone to do or agree to something that is not wanted
Our teacher always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us angry.