balance
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbæl.əns/
:
saldo
- Can you give me the balance of my checking account?
- account balance
- current balance
- credit card balance
Your entire monthly payment will go to decreasing that balance rather than paying interest.
- Your entire monthly payment will go to decreasing that balance rather than paying interest.
- They have the balance is in some account.
- So you've got some balance decreases here with Arvest.
Examples
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Can you give me the account balance?
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It won't leave much balance in the bank.
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Are you carrying a credit card balance month after month?
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What balance were you expecting?
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You have 30 days to pay the balance of your mortgage, or you lose your gym.
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Balance of payment deficit has nearly reached $4 million.
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Two days after you were convicted, he paid off the balance on his small-business loan.
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If you can pay the balance off by the end of the weekend, they'll suspend the sentence.
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I need to check my bank statement to see the remaining balance for this month.
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The current balance in your savings account is $2,500.
Antonyms
Idioms
37
6.8
To be in a situation where the result is not decided, for example a job or game
Compounds
- Specialized
44
3.7
A document that shows what a company owns, what it owes, and its value on a date
35
4.1
A situation where groups or countries share power so no one becomes too strong
30
4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
- Specialized
4
3.9
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods
- Specialized
2
4.6
A record of a country's money that comes in and goes out with other countries over a year
- Specialized
2
4.4
The difference in value of goods a country sells and buys from other countries over time
- Specialized
1
7.4
A small wheel in a watch or clock that swings against a thin spring to keep accurate time
- Specialized
1
6.1
An exact scale in a lab for measuring very small amounts of chemicals
- Specialized
1
3.3
A healthy level of salts like sodium and potassium in the body
- Specialized
Money that a borrower must keep in a bank account when getting a loan
- Specialized
An amount that shows an account owes money because more money was taken out than put in
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
- Specialized
A state in which a turning part like a propeller does not cause shaking
- Specialized
A machine that measures small weights and shows the number on a digital screen
- Specialized
The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH
- Specialized
Looking at a company's money, debts, and owners' share to judge its financial health
- Specialized
When a country buys more from other countries than it sells to them, it has money problems
- Specialized
A record of all money and goods a country sends to and receives from other countries in a year
The seventh zodiac sign shown as scales that has the sun in it from late September to late October
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The difference between money a country earns and pays for services and income from abroad
- Specialized
A minimum amount of money a bank asks you to keep in an account while you have a loan
- Specialized
An instrument that measures very small forces by seeing how much a thin wire twists
- Specialized
A list of account totals that shows whether debit and credit amounts match
- Specialized
A tool that measures weight using a metal spring and shows it on a scale
- Specialized
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods over time
How Much
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3.0
11
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balance comes from old parts bi- 'two' and lanx 'pan', like a two-pan scale. So the balance of an account is the amount left when you compare credits on one side and debits on the other.