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41balance sheet — an important business document that shows what a business owns and owes as of the date shown. Essentially a balance sheet is a list of business assets and their cost on one side and a list of liabilities and owners equity (investment in the… …
42balance of trade — noun the difference in value over a period of time of a country s imports and exports of merchandise a nation s balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports • Syn: ↑trade balance, ↑visible balance, ↑trade gap • Hypernyms:… …
43balance — /ˈbæləns / (say baluhns) noun 1. an instrument for weighing, typically a bar poised or swaying on a central support according to the weights borne in scales (pans) suspended at the ends. 2. power to decide as by a balance; authoritative control.… …
44Balance Sheet Reserves — An amount expressed as a liability on the insurance company s balance sheet for benefits owed to policy owners. Balance sheet reserves represent the amount of money insurance companies set aside for future insurance claims or claims that have… …
45balance sheet — noun a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑record * * * noun, pl ⋯ sheets [count] : a statement that shows the financial… …
46balance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Late Latin bilanc , bilanx having two scalepans, from Latin bi + lanc , lanx plate Date: 13th century 1. an instrument for weighing: as a. a beam that is… …
47Balance board — A balance board is a device used for recreation, athletic training, brain development, therapy, musical training and other kinds of personal development. It is a lever, similar to a see saw, that the user usually stands on, usually with the left… …
48balancé — /bal euhn say /; Fr. /bann lahonn say /, n., pl. balancés / sayz /; Fr. / say /. Ballet. a swaying step performed in place in which the weight is lightly shifted from one foot to the other, the dancer sinking down on the heel of the foot to which …
49Balance sheet — Also called the statement of financial condition, it is a summary of the assets, liabilities, and owners equity. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * balance sheet ˈbalance ˌsheet noun [countable] ACCOUNTING a document showing a company s… …
50Balance transfer — A balance transfer is the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another assuming the newer card has better terms and rates. The balance transfer offer consists of three elements: offer rate, offer duration, and transaction fee . There… …
