balance
Example Sentences
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“These families are frustrated at their ability to get ahead because of the rise in the cost of living, the lag in wage growth, their inability to save and the increase in their credit-card balances.”
From MarketWatch
“I would look at it differently and say we are not limited from a balance sheet,” Davis said.
“For now, the balance of risks tilt toward the weakening labor market.”
But the current credit-card business model depends on customers who don’t pay off their balances and end up with hefty interest payments.
From MarketWatch
Cardholders with lower credit scores and incomes are more likely to carry a balance, and often pay steep interest charges at rates above 20%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
