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to rebalance

to rebalance

5 4.1
To change something so its parts or amounts become more even
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbæl.əns/
translation icon : reajustar
  • After significant market fluctuations, many investors choose to rebalance their asset allocations.

So can Trump's tariffs offset Chinese subsidies and help to rebalance global trade?

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Examples

  • To maintain a balanced investment strategy, it is important to rebalance your portfolio every year.

  • There was agreement that the effort to rebalance the Chinese economy had not been successful.

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  • America needs an improving economy to get people back to work and to rebalance the field services industry.

    Blog text (27)
  • We need to seriously rebalance this equation.

  • A key part of Trump's agenda is to rebalance the United States' trade accounts with the rest of the world.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Mutual fund investors have to sell some of their shares to rebalance their portfolios.

    Blog text (6)
  • Yes, there have been indications that China is trying to rebalance its economy toward domestic consumption since export.

    Blog text (27)
  • Suppose an investor chooses to rebalance quarterly if equities rise or fall by 5%.

    Blog text (6)
  • Households would rebalance their portfolios away from liquid assets to higher-yielding, riskier assets.

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  • Following the merger, the company needed to rebalance its resources to improve efficiency.

Synonyms

to adjust
vsto rebalance
317 2.7

To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly

means restoring overall balance after a change not simple suitability fixes
to balance out
vsto rebalance
25 3.5

Make things equal and make up for a lack so nothing is too much or too little

focuses on returning to balance after a disruption not just matching amounts
to readjust
vsto rebalance
22 3.8

Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation

specifically targets restoring previous balance after change rather than general tweaking
to recalibrate
vsto rebalance
  • Specialized
21 6.5

Adjust a device or instrument so it works correctly

uses adjustment to bring overall equilibrium after disruption not only measurement accuracy
to counterbalance
vsto rebalance
9 5.1

To balance the effect of something by adding an opposite force

restores balance overall rather than just cancelling one effect
to equilibrate
vsto rebalance
1 8.6

To become or make something balanced

focuses on restoring this after a change or disruption
to restabilize
vsto rebalance
  • US
1 5.3

To make something steady again after it becomes unstable

aims to restore equal forces or proportions rather than only stability
to equilibrize
vsto rebalance
9.9

To make something balanced, for example temperature or teams

emphasizes restoring balance following a disturbance
to reweight
vsto rebalance
  • Specialized
7.2

To change how much each part of the data counts in a model

aims to restore balance of whole things after disruption not just change numbers in models

Antonyms

2 4.8

To make something unstable or uneven

How Complete

to overhaul
35 4.6
to rebalance
5 4.1
to realign
28 4.9
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

rebalance infinitive
rebalanced past
rebalanced past participle
rebalancing present participle
rebalances third person singular

Morphology

rebalance = balance (transparent) = re + balance

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'balance'.

Etymology

To rebalance is made of re- 'again' and balance 'even' or 'scales', so think of moving things or money from one side to the other to make both sides even. That's why to rebalance something is to adjust it so it becomes even again.