balance down

verb

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

“Balance up his account so he knows how much he owes.”

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Meanings

verbbalance down (third-person singular simple present balances down, present participle balancing down, simple past and past participle balanced down)

present singular third person balances down · participle present balancing down · participle past balanced down · past balanced down

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

    The costs of buying from that source have gone up, so let's balance down on that by buying from another source.

    1 more example

    By lowering costs, we can balance down to eliminate the deficit, instead of trying to increase revenue, which would be balancing up.

  2. To calculate a balance (a total).

    Balance up his account so he knows how much he owes.

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Chicago

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