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on balance

on balance prepositional phrase: overall; when all factors are taken into account; one way or another; regardless.

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

on balance meaning in Malayalam

on balance in Malayalam

overall, all in all, all things considered
എല്ലാഘടകങ്ങളും കണക്കിലെടുക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആകെക്കൂടി, ആകപ്പാടെ, മൊത്തത്തിൽ, എല്ലാം കൂടി കണക്കിലെടുക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആകമാനം

Questions about on balance

What does on balance mean?
On balance means overall; when all factors are taken into account; one way or another; regardless.
What is on balance in Malayalam?
On balance in Malayalam is എല്ലാഘടകങ്ങളും കണക്കിലെടുക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആകെക്കൂടി, ആകപ്പാടെ. See On balance meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is on balance?
On balance is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on balance in the dictionary

  1. on at
  2. on average
  3. on background
  4. on bad terms
  5. on bail
  6. on balance
  7. on base
  8. on behalf of
  9. on bended knee
  10. on Bible
  11. on blast

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