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

The British multi-millionaire has taken several steps to rebalance his and renew his creativity. —Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 June 2024

And while significant enrollment proposals aren’t part of the 50-page plan, principals were given about a dozen options to meet new targets, including to rebalance their classes, repurpose space for classrooms, and even consider using virtual learning to reduce the impact on space. —Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024

Noun

The Obama administration’s rebalance, despite its flaws, sought to demonstrate to the region that China’s rise did not spell U.S. decline. —Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2016

The entire thesis of the CHIPS Act was: rebalance that gap, close that gap, so investments in the U.S. were not so punitively affected by decades of shift of this industry to Asia—decades of industrial policy in Asia. —Will Henshall, TIME, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above