on balance

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.

Example Sentences

On balance, the Fed shouldn’t adjust policy too quickly, Barr said, especially given a high degree of economic uncertainty.

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There’s always a danger that companies will over-automate, a trap that has sent many a firm into bankruptcy when recession kicked in, demand dried up and equipment weighed on balance sheets.

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On balance, the bank said it sees scope for a more accommodative monetary policy stance.

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It did not materialise against India at home, and on balance that was to be expected considering the little time Edwards had to implement her ways, but 24 hours out from this game, Sciver-Brunt gave a brave but confident answer that this side was "chalk and cheese" from the versions which stepped out previously.

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"So on balance I think the case is really strong," he said.

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