balance brought down — ˌbalance brought ˈdown abbreviation balance b/d also ˌbalance brought ˈforward abbreviation balance b/fwd noun [countable] ACCOUNTING the balance of an account at the beginning of a new accounting period, which was also the balance at the end… … Financial and business terms
balance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 even combination/distribution ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, equal, even, exact, ideal, necessary, optimal, optimum, perfect, prope … Collocations dictionary
balance — / bæləns/ noun 1. the amount which has to be put in one of the columns of an account to make the total debits and credits equal ♦ balance in hand cash held to pay small debts ♦ balance brought down or forward the closing balance of the previous… … Dictionary of banking and finance
balance off — The practice of totalling the debit and credit sides of an account and inserting a balance to make them equal at the end of a financial accounting period. For example, on the debtors ledger control account amounts owed will be debited, amounts… … Accounting dictionary
bring forward — /ˌbrɪŋ fɔ:wəd/ verb 1. to make something take place earlier ● to bring forward the date of repayment ● The date of the next meeting has been brought forward to March. 2. to take an account balance from the end of the previous period as the… … Dictionary of banking and finance
opening balance — The balance brought forward at the beginning of an accounting period. Opening balances may be on the debit or the credit side of a ledger. See also: brought down … Accounting dictionary
Balance of trade — Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980–2008 based on the International Monetary Fund data … Wikipedia
Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… … Wikipedia
Cash balance plan — A cash balance plan is a defined benefit retirement plan that maintains hypothetical individual employee accounts like a defined contribution plan. The hypotheticality of the individual accounts was crucial in the early adoption of such plans… … Wikipedia
bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English