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offsetting balance

DEFINITIONS OF: offsetting balance

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n a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank

Synonyms:
compensating balance
Type of:
balance
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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