The AI Compute Race Glossary Off balance sheet

Off balance sheet

What does “Off balance sheet” mean?

Off balance sheet

Obligations a company discloses in its footnotes but does not carry as debt, such as leases not yet commenced and purchase commitments. Chapter 12.

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Where the book uses it

  • Chapter 12 — Cross-Examination

    The book’s own thesis put on trial: five claims, each scored against the record and given a dated test that could prove it wrong.

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How to cite this page

Dryburgh, Lee S. “Off balance sheet.” In The AI Compute Race. DRYBURGH. https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/off-balance-sheet (accessed 2026-11-01).

BibTeX

@misc{dryburgh-off-balance-sheet-2026,
  author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
  title = {{Off balance sheet}},
  howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/off-balance-sheet},
  note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}

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