OVERBALANCE

overbalance

(verb) cause to be off balance; “It is not desirable to overbalance the budget”

preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

(verb) weigh more heavily; “these considerations outweigh our wishes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

overbalance (third-person singular simple present overbalances, present participle overbalancing, simple past and past participle overbalanced)

(transitive) To throw (someone or something) off balance.

(intransitive) To lose one's balance.

(intransitive) To have an excess weight.

(intransitive) To overcompensate.

(transitive) To exceed equality with; to outweigh.

Noun

overbalance (plural overbalances)

Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent.

Source: Wiktionary

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O`ver*bal"ance, v. t.

1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. Locke.

2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.

O"ver*bal`ance, n.

Definition: Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports. J. Edwards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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