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1 redress
n. herstel, redres--------v. herstellen, verhelpen, goedmaken, (weer) in orde brengen, redresserenredress1[ ridres] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————redress21 herstellen ⇒ vergoeden, goedmaken♦voorbeelden: -
2 redress the balance
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4 balance
n. balans; evenwicht; standvastigheid; weegschaal; saldo--------v. in evenwicht brengen, opwegen tegen; sluitend maken; sluitend zijnbalance1[ bæləns]♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 his fate is/hangs in the balance • zijn lot is onbeslist/onzekerbalance of trade • handelsbalansadverse balance • passieve balansstrike a balance • 〈 figuurlijk〉een compromis/het juiste evenwicht vindenbalance of profit • overwinstbalance of an account • saldo van een rekeningavailable balance • beschikbaar saldobudgetary balance • begrotingssaldobalance due • debetsaldoexternal balance • uitvoersaldopay the balance • het saldo vereffenen¶ on balance • rekening houdend met alle gegevens, alles in aanmerking genomen♦voorbeelden:balance of power • machtsevenwichtupset the balance • het evenwicht verbrekenredress the balance • het evenwicht herstellenhe put me off balance • hij bracht me uit mijn evenwicht; 〈 figuurlijk〉 hij bracht mij van mijn stuk————————balance21 schommelen ⇒ balanceren, slingeren3 in evenwicht staan/blijven ⇒ balanceren♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 in evenwicht brengen/houden ⇒ balanceren♦voorbeelden:3 balance the books • de boeken/het boekjaar afsluiten
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redress — re‧dress [rɪˈdres] noun [uncountable] formal something, especially money, that you want or get from someone because they have caused you harm or damaged your property: • She is seeking redress in the courts. * * * Ⅰ. redress UK US /rɪˈdres/ verb… … Financial and business terms
redress — re·dress /ri dres, rē ˌdres/ n 1 a: relief from distress b: a means of obtaining a remedy 2: compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss re·dress /ri dres/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of La … Law dictionary
Redress — Re*dress (r?*dr?s ), v. t. [F. redresser to straighten; pref. re re + dresser to raise, arrange. See {Dress.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise. [R.] [1913 Webster] The common profit could she redress.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Redress — Re*dress , n. 1. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment. [R.] [1913 Webster] Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
redress — ► VERB 1) remedy or set right. 2) archaic set upright again. ► NOUN ▪ remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. ● redress the balance Cf. ↑redress the balance ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
redress — [ri dres′; ] for n., usually [ rē′dres΄] vt. [ME redressen < OFr redrecier: see RE & DRESS] 1. to set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.) 2. Now Rare to make amends to n. 1. a compensation or… … English World dictionary
redress — vb emend, remedy, amend, *correct, rectify, reform, revise Analogous words: *relieve, lighten, alleviate, assuage, mitigate, allay: repair, *mend redress n *reparation, amends, restitution, indemnity Analogous words: compensation, offsettin … New Dictionary of Synonyms
redress — [n] help, compensation aid, amendment, amends, assistance, atonement, balancing, change, conciliation, correction, cure, ease, indemnity, justice, offsetting, payment, quittance, recompense, rectification, reestablishment, reformation,… … New thesaurus
Redress — Re*dress (r?*dr?s ), v. t. [Pref. re + dress.] To dress again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
redress — (v.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. redrecier, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + drecier to straighten, arrange (see DRESS (Cf. dress) (v.)). Formerly used in many more senses than currently. Related: Redressed; redressing … Etymology dictionary
redress — [[t]rɪdre̱s[/t]] redresses, redressing, redressed (The noun is also pronounced [[t]ri͟ːdres[/t]] in American English.) 1) VERB If you redress something such as a wrong or a complaint, you do something to correct it or to improve things for the… … English dictionary