rebalance

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verb

re·​bal·​ance (ˌ)rē-ˈba-lən(t)s How to pronounce rebalance (audio)
rebalanced; rebalancing; rebalances
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transitive : to restore balance to or adjust the balance of (something) : to balance (something) again
… presents a detailed diet plan to rebalance the hormone systems and speed up metabolism.Publishers Weekly
British historians have published many books in recent years that seek to rebalance our view of World War II to give just prominence to the Eastern Front.Max Hastings
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intransitive : to become balanced again
But Kuwait's oil minister, Issam Almarzooq told Bloomberg Sunday, that the production cuts could end before 2019 if the oil market rebalances.Gillian Rich
3
transitive + intransitive : to buy and sell assets of (an investment portfolio) in order to regain a desired allocation of those assets
Managers rebalance their portfolios to stay true to their pre-determined mix.Vanessa O'Connell
The stock portion of your investments has probably done very well. But have you rebalanced recently so you're not too stock heavy?Wes Moss

rebalance

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noun

: an act or instance of rebalancing
a rebalance of power
a rebalance of a stock portfolio
… will do whatever is necessary to force a rebalance in trade relations.Damian Paletta

Examples of rebalance in a Sentence

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Verb
Inflation expectations were back to normal, and the labor market had largely rebalanced to its pre-pandemic state without the unemployment rate going up. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024 This means that a treatment that works to rebalance one gut might not work for another. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024 The route to avoiding this problem sounds simple: After all, if the debt-to-GDP ratio is what’s got everyone so concerned, just upping the second variable will rebalance it, right? Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024 The war in Ukraine has demonstrated that drones will be a central feature of future ground combat, and the Army is rebalancing its modernization plan in light of that trend. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 All of the presets have also been rebalanced, with some being outright removed. Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 To account for this, S&P Dow Jones Indices is rebalancing the index by dropping Walgreens, which currently has the lowest stock price of all the companies in the Dow, and adding Amazon. Alex Veiga, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024 The effort, aimed at rebalancing what’s seen in Washington as a dangerous concentration of production in East Asia, is a key pillar of Biden’s economic message heading into the November election. Ian King, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024 This brings us back to the need to rebalance, if not replace entirely, the game as it’s currently being played. John G. Singer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Noun
Yet even as the housing market rebalances, home sales rates are expected to remain below their long-term trajectory. Rob Wile, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024 After tomorrow's close, Hang Seng Indices will provide their pro-forma for index rebalance, including additions to Southbound Stock Connect. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The Nasdaq rebalance includes the removal of JD.com from the Nasdaq 100 index, which likely explains JD’s Hong Kong shares falling -6% due to the disposal of 39.5 million shares worth $187mm, 4X daily average volume. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 Quench your skin's thirst and rebalance moisture levels with these post-cleansing hydrators featuring Goami rice extract or mugwort, both sourced from Korea. Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023 Nasdaq won’t remove or add any stocks to the index during this rebalance, according to the release. Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 July 2023 General Manager Peter Gelb said in presenting the new season: The future of opera relies on a rebalance between the classics and relatable new work. George B. Stauffer, The New York Review of Books, 14 Sep. 2023 Special rebalances of the Nasdaq-100 have happened before in 1998 and 2011, according to Cameron Lilja, vice president and global head of index product and operations at Nasdaq. Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 July 2023 Toning: Typically, a toner is used post-cleanse to rebalance skin, says McGinnis. Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 11 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebalance was in 1822

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“Rebalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebalance. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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