on balance

prepositional phrase

Overall; when all factors are taken into account; one way or another; regardless.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Overall; when all factors are taken into account; one way or another; regardless.

    If a stock market forecaster has been more often right than wrong, on balance, it may be worth the price of a subscription.

    2011, Terry Savage, The Savage Truth on Money, page 119

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
all things consideredon net

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 總的來說 /总的来说
  • 總的來說 /总的来说 (zǒngdeláishuō)overall, when all factors are taken into account
Russian в целом
  • в целом (v celom)overall, when all factors are taken into account
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APA

on balance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20balance

MLA

“on balance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20balance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on balance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20balance.

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