Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balance up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: bal-ance up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To achieve a balance, usually by increasing something, e.g., revenue.

verb

To calculate a balance (a total).

Example Sentences

"By raising taxes, we can balance up until the deficit is gone, instead of decreasing tax rates and therefore revenue, which would be balancing down."
"We have to provide a certain amount every month, so if the price of one option increases we will balance up by buying from other sources."
"In December, we balance down by adding up the payments for the entire year, so we can report the balance to the government."

Inflected Forms

balances up (present, singular) balancing up (participle, present) balanced up (participle, past) balanced up (past)

Questions

What does balance up mean?: To achieve a balance, usually by increasing something, e.g., revenue.

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