| 单词 | balance |
| 释义 | balance balance // noun, verb
■ noun
ADVERSE BALANCE, ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE, BANK BALANCE, CLOSING BALANCE, COMPENSATING BALANCE, COMPETITIVE BALANCE, CREDIT BALANCE, DEBIT BALANCE, LIFE-BALANCE, LIFE-WORK BALANCE, OPENING BALANCE, TRADE BALANCE, TRIAL BALANCE, UNFAVOURABLE BALANCE, UNFAVOURABLE TRADE BALANCE, VISIBLE BALANCE, WORK-LIFE BALANCE
1 [C, usually sing.] the difference in a bank account between the total amount of money coming in and the total amount going out at a particular time: The company's cash balance increased to $4.5 billion this quarter. Enter your password to check your account balance online. ⇨ BANK BALANCE
2 (Accounting ) [C, usually sing.] in a company's financial records, the difference between the total debits and total credits in a particular account: The balance on the profit and loss account at 31st March 2005 was $75 738. transferring a balance from a revenue or expense account to a profit and loss account
3 [C, usually sing.] the amount of money still owed after sb has paid part of the total: A 10% deposit is required, with the balance payable on completion of the work.
4 [C] an amount of money that sb owes to the bank, etc. at a particular time, because they have bought things using a credit card: The average consumer has an outstanding balance of $1 500 on his or her credit card. I try to pay off my monthly credit-card balance in full.
5 [U] what remains of sth after part of it has been used or taken: The balance of your order will be supplied when we have new stock.
6 [U; sing.] a situation in which different things exist in equal, correct or good amounts: Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.
IDIOMS
on balance after considering all the information: On balance, we have had a good year.
REDRESS verb, STRIKE verb
■ verb
1 (Accounting ) [+ obj] balance sth (off) in a company's financial records, to compare the total debits and the total credits in an account and calculate the amount needed to make them equal: It only needs an hour or so a month to organize and balance the accounts. All the accounts should have been balanced off correctly.
2 (Accounting ) [no obj] if an account balances, the debit and credit sides are equal: These figures don't balance. There must be a mistake somewhere.
3 [+ obj] to spend only the money that is available; to make the money available equal to the amount of money spent: The spending cuts are part of the government's plan to balance its budget. We have transferred $5 000 from our deposits to balance the accounts.
4 [+ obj or no obj] balance (sth) (out) to be equal in value, amount, etc. to sth else that has the opposite effect: This year's profits will balance our previous losses. The advantages and disadvantages seem to balance out. His lack of experience is balanced by a willingness to learn.
5 [+ obj] balance A against B to compare the relative importance of two contrasting things: The cost of bringing in consultants needs to be balanced against the benefits. |
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