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
leave one's mark on (someone or something)
to affect the behavior and performance of another person or of something
The company president left his mark on the company for many years after he retired.