Counterbalance in a sentence as a noun

It's a nice counterbalance to all the success stories.

What prevented the authors of this article to spend $1000 to counterbalance Eich's contribution if they are so concerned?

> What prevented the authors of this article to spend $1000 to counterbalance Eich's contribution if they are so concerned?So only people who pay for their rights deserve them.

To affect the final outcome, you would need to signal that you represent a large enough sum of campaign money to counterbalance the money-weight of the media industry.

Counterbalance in a sentence as a verb

Establishing a legal right to resell digital goods is a necessary counterbalance to the evergrowing power of Copyright owners over how we use our computers.

I don't think it's as cynical as just that: Google, and Larry Page in particular have been talking about making the world a better place for 15 years in a way that makes me pretty inclined to believe them, but the side benefits must counterbalance the longshot-ness quite a bit.

I signed it, not because I expect Heymann to get fired or even care whether he gets fired, but because there needs to be some public pressure to counterbalance the existing pressures on prosecutors to send as many people as possible to prison for as long as possible.

Counterbalance definitions

noun

a weight that balances another weight

See also: counterweight counterpoise balance equalizer equaliser

noun

equality of distribution

See also: balance equilibrium equipoise

noun

a compensating equivalent

See also: offset

verb

adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

See also: compensate correct

verb

contrast with equal weight or force

See also: oppose

verb

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

See also: counteract countervail neutralize