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balance against

   Also found in: Legal 0.04 sec.
balance (something) against (something else)
to consider one thing in reference to another; to weigh one possibility against another possibility. We will have to balance all the good he did against all the bad. The good will be balanced against the bad in the final reckoning.
See also: against, balance


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The percentage gain will be based on the ending gross P/L (including floating P/L) as a ledger balance against the beginning balance for the calendar month.
Clearly, larger companies are the most immune from macroeconomic uncertainties and slowing demand, as their worldwide presence and diversification provide balance against slower growing markets.
Korenstein, who has been on the board for 21 years, said she is being urged to run again to provide balance against the majority loyal to Villaraigosa.
 
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