tip the balance in English

Forms: tips the balance [present, singular, third-person], tipping the balance [participle, present], tipped the balance [participle, past], tipped the balance [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tip the balance (third-person singular simple present tips the balance, present participle tipping the balance, simple past and past participle tipped the balance)

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"tip the balance" meaning in English

Verb