Idiom
balance the books
Meaning
To add up all the debits and credits.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to balance the books before the end of the month.”
“The accountant spent all afternoon trying to balance the books after the busy holiday season.”
“As the treasurer of the small charity, she meticulously balanced the books to ensure every donation was accounted for before the annual audit.”
Examples
simple
“I need to balance the books before the end of the month.”
contextual
“The accountant spent all afternoon trying to balance the books after the busy holiday season.”
complex
“As the treasurer of the small charity, she meticulously balanced the books to ensure every donation was accounted for before the annual audit.”
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