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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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From: English ''balance''
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From English: ''balance''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* bálàns
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* bálâns
 
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 6
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1007
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 85
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2304
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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#Na di remaining part of person change.
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#Di remaining part of person money wey person suppose collect.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Yesterday I forget to ask you for my '''balance''' for di thing wey I buy? |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Yesterday I forgot to ask for my change from the stuff I paid for)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Anytime I see Mr Johnson, I go ask am for my '''balance''' wey remain. |(NSC_2021, Whenever I see Mr Johnson, I will collect the remaining part of the money he owes me.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Madam, na My '''balance''' I come collect, I no come quarrel, |( NSC_Legbeti_2021. Madam, I do not want trouble, just pay my outstanding money.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Madam, na my '''balance''' I come collect, I no come quarrel. |(Madam, I do not want trouble, just pay my outstanding money.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|MTN don pay Nigeria goment 55 billion naira wey be di '''balance''' of di 330 billion naira fine wey goment nack ontop di telecoms giant head. |(bbc__64514, __MTN has paid up its outstanding 55billion naira fine to the Government fo Nigeria.)}}
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# Money wey remain for person bank account.
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# Na to sidon or stand well.
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#:* {{ux|dv|When dat alert wey I dey wait since [[enta]] my phone yesterday, my '''balance''' fear even me wey get di account.|(When I got the much awaited alert yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Abeg '''balance''' well make I fit sit down. |(Egbokhare_2020. Please, adjust so that I can sit down.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go meet dat cashier make e help me check my '''balance'''. |(I will ask the cashier to help check my balance.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Anybody wey no '''balance''' well on top this ladder go just fall down yakata for ground. |( NSC_Legbeti_2021. Anybody not capable of standing firm on this ladder will simply fall down flat.)}}
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====Related forms====
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#Na money wey person dey owe person.
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[[balanceancarry]]
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#:* {{ux|dv|We want dem to pay di '''balance'''. |(bbc__1238, __We want dem to pay us what they owe us__)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|anytime I see Mr Johnson, I go ask am for my '''balance''' wey remain. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Whenever i see Mr Johnson, I will collect the debt he owes me.)}}
 
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#Na wetin remain for person phone to fit still make call.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Babe, wetin be de '''balance''' wey remain for your phone. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Baby, what is the balance on your phone?.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|MTN don give me awuf credit and my '''balance''' don high. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. After MTN gave me bonus airtime, my credit increased.)}}
 
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#Na money wey remain for person bank acount
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|When dat alert wey I dey wait since enta my phone yesterday, my '''balance''' fear even me wey get de account. |( NSC_Legbeti_2021. When I got the much awaited alert yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|I dey go meet dat cashier make e helep me check my '''balance'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. I will ask the cashier to help check my balance.)}}
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* [[debt]], [[payment]], [[change]]
 
  
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====Translations====
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====Translation====
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* English: ''to sit properly, the remaining part of a debt, change''.
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*English: ''balance'', ''debt'', ''change''
  
 
===Verb===
 
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#* Make person stand or siddon well.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Abeg '''balance''' well make I fit sit down. |(Please, adjust so that I can sit down.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Anybody wey no '''balance''' well on top dis ladder go just fall down yakata for ground. |(Anybody not capable of standing firm on this ladder will simply fall down flat.)}}
 
# Make dem do make someting dey equal.
 
# Make dem do make someting dey equal.
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#:* {{ux|dv|If dem wan '''balance''' am, shebi dem for first ask us? |(deuber__6014, If they wish to be fair, they should have consulted us.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|If dem wan '''balance''' am, shebi dem for first ask us? |(deuber__6014, If they wish to be fair, shouldn't they have first asked us?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Wetin you need na to '''balance''' am. |(bbc__78145. What you need is to balance things always.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Wetin you need na to '''balance''' am. |(bbc__78145, What you need is to balance things.)}}
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# Make person position someting where people go fit dey see am everytime.
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# Make person keep someting where people go fit dey see am [[well well]].
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#:* {{ux|dv|Peju foto of her meeting wit President Barack Obama '''balance''' ontop her desk |(bbc__80735. Peju positioned the picture she snapped with President Obama at a prominet place in her office.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Peju foto of her meeting wit President Barack Obama '''balance''' ontop her desk |(bbc__80735, Peju positioned the picture she snapped with President Obama at a prominent place in her office.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Tel dat caterer make she '''balance''' dat jolof cooler where I go dey see am wella |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Tell the caterer to position the cooler within view.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Tell dat cook make she '''balance''' dat jollof cooler where I go dey see am wella.|(Tell the caterer to position the cooler within view.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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[[position]]
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*[[change]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: ''fairness''
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* English: ''to sit/ stand properly, fair treatment''

Latest revision as of 17:13, 14 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English: balance

Pronunciation

  • bálâns

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Noun

  1. Di remaining part of person money wey person suppose collect.
    • Anytime I see Mr Johnson, I go ask am for my balance wey remain.  — (NSC_2021, Whenever I see Mr Johnson, I will collect the remaining part of the money he owes me.)
    • Madam, na my balance I come collect, I no come quarrel.  — (Madam, I do not want trouble, just pay my outstanding money.)
  2. Money wey remain for person bank account.
    • When dat alert wey I dey wait since enta my phone yesterday, my balance fear even me wey get di account.  — (When I got the much awaited alert yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised.)
    • I dey go meet dat cashier make e help me check my balance.  — (I will ask the cashier to help check my balance.)

Related forms

balanceancarry

Translation

  • English: balance, debt, change

Verb

    • Make person stand or siddon well.
    • Abeg balance well make I fit sit down.  — (Please, adjust so that I can sit down.)
    • Anybody wey no balance well on top dis ladder go just fall down yakata for ground.  — (Anybody not capable of standing firm on this ladder will simply fall down flat.)
  2. Make dem do make someting dey equal.
    • If dem wan balance am, shebi dem for first ask us?  — (deuber__6014, If they wish to be fair, shouldn't they have first asked us?)
    • Wetin you need na to balance am.  — (bbc__78145, What you need is to balance things.)
  3. Make person keep someting where people go fit dey see am well well.
    • Peju foto of her meeting wit President Barack Obama balance ontop her desk  — (bbc__80735, Peju positioned the picture she snapped with President Obama at a prominent place in her office.)
    • Tell dat cook make she balance dat jollof cooler where I go dey see am wella.  — (Tell the caterer to position the cooler within view.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: to sit/ stand properly, fair treatment
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