balance

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_Legbeti_2021. Whenever i see Mr Johnson, I will collect the debt he owes me.)
    • 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.)
    • We want dem to pay di balance.  — (bbc__1238, __We want dem to pay us what they owe us__)
  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.  — ( NSC_Legbeti_2021. 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.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. 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.  — (Egbokhare_2020. Please, adjust so that I can sit down.)
  • 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.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: to sit/stand properly

Verb

  1. 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, they should have consulted us.)
    • Wetin you need na to balance am.  — (bbc__78145. What you need is to balance things always.)
  2. Make person position someting where people go fit dey see am everytime.
    • 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.)
    • 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.)

Translations

  • English: fairness