rebalance

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verb

re·​bal·​ance (ˌ)rē-ˈba-lən(t)s 

rebalanced; rebalancing; rebalances

1

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

2

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

How to rebalance your portfolio Here’s a simple example of how portfolio rebalancing works, according to Lori Schock, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025

Wall Street strategist are just as clueless to the new year’s investment themes as the rest of us Stay the course and rebalance your portfolio when necessary. —Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Noun

At the start of each year, investors select the highest-yielding dividend stocks — usually the top 10 — allocate an equal amount of capital to each and rebalance annually by replacing stocks that no longer meet the criteria. —Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024

Mainland indices did rebalance today, which may have been a factor, though hard to ascertain. —Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above