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Compensating Balance

nounid 39321·updated May 18, 2026
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a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan

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Variants

synonym
offsetting balance
plural
Compensating Balances
possessive
Compensating Balance's
pluralpossessive
Compensating Balances'

Framework definitions

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a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan

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