单词 | balance in hand |
释义 | > as lemmasbalance (in hand) a. balance (in hand) and variants: the sum of money remaining over after realizing all assets and discharging all liabilities. Also figurative, something to spare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > account book > difference between sides > specific foot1433 fault1665 rest1670 balance (in hand)1771 account balance1789 carryover1873 carryforward1894 overrun1899 carryback1941 the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > kept in reserve arrearage1594 reserve1646 nest-egg1837 balance (in hand)1876 backlog1883 reservoir1941 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 166 Thou hast indeed payed me Scot and lot; and even left a balance in my hands. 1847 in J. Thirsk & J. Imray Suffolk Farming 19th Cent. (1958) 163 I have written to Mr. Woodley to ask him what amount he will require in his hands to save us from the interest. We have generally had a balance in his hands of £400 or £500.] 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. i. 3 Fork out your balance in hand. 1876 Coursing Cal. 5 Wheatear..working with great smartness, won with a nice balance in hand. 1876 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. i. 44 A delightful balance at his bankers. 1957 Hampshire Chron. 3 Aug. At the annual meeting of the Winchester and District Football League..a balance in hand of £1 17s. 9d. was reported. < as lemmas |
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