"balance up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: balances up [present, singular, third-person], balancing up [participle, present], balanced up [participle, past], balanced up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} balance up (third-person singular simple present balances up, present participle balancing up, simple past and past participle balanced up)
  1. To achieve a balance, usually by increasing something, e.g., revenue.
    Sense id: en-balance_up-en-verb-7FfrUrhd
  2. To calculate a balance (a total).
    Sense id: en-balance_up-en-verb-x1y3TKqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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