on balance

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on balance

1. Overall, when all factors are taken into account; one way and another.
   • 2011, Terry Savage, The Savage Truth on Money, page 119:

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

Translations

overall, when all factors are taken into account

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 總的來說 / 总的来说 (zh) (zǒngdeláishuō)

• Russian: в целом (ru) (v celom)

See also

• on average

Anagrams

• nanocable