Bilanzsumme

total assets

noun bi-LANTS-zoo-meh Rare

Also means

balance sheet total

Usage Note

Bilanzsumme is the sum of all assets on a company's balance sheet (= sum of all liabilities + equity). Bank size is often expressed by Bilanzsumme. It equals total liabilities plus equity on the other side.

Examples

"Die Bilanzsumme der Bank überstieg 100 Milliarden Euro."

Natural Translation

The bank's total assets exceeded 100 billion euros.

Literal Translation

The balance-sum of-the bank exceeded 100 billion euros.

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