invisible balance
noun · n
Simple meaning
The difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ihnvizuhbuhlbaluhnsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnˈvɪzəbəlˈbæləns
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes
n
The invisible balance or balance of trade on services is that part of the balance of trade that refers to services and other items that do not result in the transfer of physical objects.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes
Used this way, invisible balance is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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