on balance

phrase

: with all things considered
The meeting went well on balance.

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Those projects speak to her approach more broadly, which is, on balance, less car-driven than Sundwall’s. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026 Get a 0% intro APR for 18 months on balance transfers and 0% intro APR on purchases for 6 months; balance transfer fee applies. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Yet, on balance, the negative news has served to obscure the good, both for individual consumers and the nation at large. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 The debt snowball method offers an alternative way to prioritize your debt based on balance rather than interest rate. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on balance

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“On balance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20balance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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