on balance

Idioms  

1. Taking everything into consideration, as in On balance I think we've had a very good year. This expression, which in effect means “balancing all the factors involved,” was first recorded in 1719.

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on balance

Corporate insiders on balance are not backing up their companies’ buybacks with purchases with their own money.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

His friends suggest that, on balance, it is probably unlikely that he would, but he isn't ruling it out at least yet.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The combined group would preserve the respective brands, historical headquarters and territorial roots of the two banks and adopt a governance structure based on balance and representativeness, BPM said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The good versions — the deeply custardy ones with crisp edges and pockets of surprise throughout — rely on balance, responsiveness and a little bit of nerve.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

To begin with, there are the demands on balance, coordination, and reflex.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand