strike a balance
verb
Roget 29:
split the difference;
take the average
etc.
n.;
reduce to a mean
etc.
n.;
strike a balance,
pair off.
Roget 27:
be equal
etc.
adj.;
equal,
match,
reach,
keep pace with,
run abreast;
come to,
amount to,
come up to;
be on a level with,
lie on a level with;
balance;
cope with;
come to the same thing.
render equal
etc.
adj.;
equalize level,
dress,
balance,
equate,
handicap,
give points,
spot points,
handicap,
trim,
adjust,
poise;
fit,
accommodate;
adapt
etc.
(render accordant)
23;
strike a balance;
establish equality,
restore equality,
restore equilibrium;
readjust;
stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
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Roget 807:
pay,
defray,
make payment;
paydown,
pay on the nail,
pay ready money,
pay at sight,
pay in advance;
cash,
honor a bill,
acknowledge;
redeem;
pay in kind.
pay one's way,
pay one's shot,
pay one's footing;
pay the piper,
pay sauce for all,
pay costs;
do the needful;
shell out,
fork out;
cough up [Coll.],
fork over;
come down with,
come down with the dust;
tickle the palm,
grease the palm;
expend
etc.
809;
put down,
lay down.
discharge,
settle,
quit,
acquit oneself of;
foot the bill;
account with,
reckon with,
settle with,
be even with,
be quits with;
strike a balance;
settle accounts with,
balance accounts with,
square accounts with;
quit scores;
wipe off old scores,
clear off old scores;
satisfy;
pay in full;
satisfy all demands,
pay in full of all demands;
clear,
liquidate;
pay up,
pay old debts.
disgorge,
make repayment;
repay,
refund,
reimburse,
retribute†;
make compensation
etc.
30.
pay by credit card,
put it on the plastic.
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Moby thesaurus: accommodate, adjust, amortize, average, average out, avoid extremes, balance, balance the books, be conservative, be heavy, be moderate, be pacifistic, book, cancel, capitalize, carry, carry over, carry weight, cast up accounts, charge off, clear, close out, close the books, compensate, compose, compound, compromise, coordinate, cop out, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, credit, debit, discharge, docket, duck responsibility, enter, equalize, equate, evade responsibility, even, even up, fit, give and take, give way, go fifty-fifty, have weight, heft, hold the scales, honor, integrate, journalize, keep books, keep the peace, keep within bounds, keep within compass, level, lie heavy, lift, liquidate, live temperately, log, make a deal, make accounts square, make an adjustment, make an entry, make concessions, meet halfway, minute, not make waves, not resist, note, pair off, pay in full, pay off, pay the bill, pay the shot, pay up, play politics, poise, post, post up, practice nonviolence, practice self-control, preserve a balance, proportion, reach a compromise, redeem, relent, remit, retire, satisfy, settle, settle down, sober down, split the difference, square, square accounts, strike a bargain, surrender, take in sail, take the average, take the mean, take up, tip the scales, via media, weigh, weigh heavy, weigh in, weigh out, weight, yield ... show more.
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