overbalance

/,ouvə'bæləns/
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overbalance

The accountant carefully avoids any action that could overbalance the budget.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To cause to lose balance; to make unsteady or cause to fall: The primary meaning refers to physically tipping something or someone over, or metaphorically disrupting equilibrium.
    • To outweigh; to exceed in weight, importance, or value: To be greater than something else in a comparative sense.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To lose one's balance; to fall over: To become unsteady and tip over.
Usage and Examples

  • Transitive Verb (cause to lose balance):

    • The sudden gust of wind overbalanced the cyclist.
    • Adding weight to one side will overbalance the boat.

  • Transitive Verb (outweigh):

    • The benefits overbalance the risks in this case.
    • Her desire for adventure overbalanced her fear.

  • Intransitive Verb (lose balance):

    • He overbalanced and fell into the pool.
    • The stack of books overbalanced and tumbled to the floor.
Advanced Usage
  • Financial/Metaphorical Context: Often used to describe a budget, account, or situation where expenditures or one factor exceed income or another factor.
    • The company's debts overbalance its assets.
    • It is a mistake to let emotions overbalance logic in decision-making.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overbalanced (adjective): Describing a state of being unbalanced or outweighed.
    • The overbalanced budget led to a deficit.
  • Outbalance (verb): A less common synonym meaning to outweigh.
  • Outweigh (verb): A more common synonym for the comparative meaning.
Synonyms
  • Outweigh: To be greater or more significant than.
  • Surpass: To exceed, to go beyond.
  • Top-heavy: Unstable due to excessive weight at the top (related concept).
  • Unbalance: To put out of balance.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Overbalance" itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are contained within the single word.)

Related Idioms
  • Tip the scales: To be the deciding factor; to cause a change in balance (similar to the 'outweigh' meaning).
    • The new evidence tipped the scales in favor of the defendant. (Compare: The new evidence overbalanced the case in the defendant's favor.)
overbalance

The accountant carefully avoids any action that could overbalance the budget.

Verb
  1. cause to be off balance
    • It is not desirable to overbalance the budget
  2. weigh more heavily
    • these considerations outweigh our wishes

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