ballast
Example Sentences
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For the Clinton administration, the paper was just what it needed to help give intellectual ballast for its case to raise the federal minimum wage.
“Government bonds and gold are not providing ballast as equities fall, and that’s because investors are demanding more compensation for the risk of holding long-term bonds given persistent inflation and high debt levels,” he added.
From Barron's
If you’re not in the mood for a hulking sirloin — and if just creamed spinach and a frosted martini feel like insufficient ballast — skip the burger.
From Salon
If a retiree is risk tolerant, they put 5X their net annual expenses in their fixed-income safety ballast and the rest in equities.
“Loadings will continue until the ballasting tankers are all used up, as Middle East producers simply don’t have a lot of onshore storage where to put the crude.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
