to balance
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3.5
- verb
- /ˈbæl.əns/
- Specialized
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cuadrar
- The limitations must be balanced against the key strengths of the study.
- balance the budget
- balance the books
I'd rather you know how to do this than balance your checkbook.
- I'd rather you know how to do this than balance your checkbook.
- You know, it's, it's like the fulfillment you get from balancing A checkbook or knowing your credit's good.
Examples
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We've got to balance the federal budget.
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So you need a one here to balance it off, even number ones, right?
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And remember, we're trying to balance function, form and price.
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And then we balance it against the, the, the costs.
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OK, so the increase must more than balance the cost sharing.
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For others, the stress resulted from trying to balance these responsibilities with the demands of one's own life.
Academic text (2015) -
Special educators often face the need to balance these curricular expectations with the needs of students with disabilities.
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To ensure accuracy, we need to balance the cash flow by comparing our income and expenses.
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She spent hours trying to balance her checkbook, making sure every transaction matched the statements.
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The accountant will balance the accounts to confirm that all figures are correct and properly aligned.
Synonyms
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3.5
Make things equal and make up for a lack so nothing is too much or too little
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3.7
To check and correct a business's money records so they show the right amounts
Idioms
37
6.8
To be in a situation where the result is not decided, for example a job or game
Phrasal Verbs
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3.7
To check and correct a business's money records so they show the right amounts
Compounds
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44
3.7
A document that shows what a company owns, what it owes, and its value on a date
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4.1
A situation where groups or countries share power so no one becomes too strong
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4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
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4
3.9
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods
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4.6
A record of a country's money that comes in and goes out with other countries over a year
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2
4.4
The difference in value of goods a country sells and buys from other countries over time
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7.4
A small wheel in a watch or clock that swings against a thin spring to keep accurate time
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6.1
An exact scale in a lab for measuring very small amounts of chemicals
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3.3
A healthy level of salts like sodium and potassium in the body
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Money that a borrower must keep in a bank account when getting a loan
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An amount that shows an account owes money because more money was taken out than put in
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A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
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A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
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A state in which a turning part like a propeller does not cause shaking
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A machine that measures small weights and shows the number on a digital screen
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The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH
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Looking at a company's money, debts, and owners' share to judge its financial health
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When a country buys more from other countries than it sells to them, it has money problems
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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
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A minimum amount of money a bank asks you to keep in an account while you have a loan
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An instrument that measures very small forces by seeing how much a thin wire twists
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A list of account totals that shows whether debit and credit amounts match
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A tool that measures weight using a metal spring and shows it on a scale
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The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods over time
How Thorough
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4.2
68
5.4
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3.5
251
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720
1.0
127
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
To balance accounts comes from the image of a two-pan scale (bi- 'two' and lanx 'pan'), where you put credits on one side and debits on the other to make them equal.