balance in hand

Thus a person no longer in office, but with a balance in hand had no incentive to pay it back in to the Exchequer.

By 1793 the company had a balance in hand of only £273 and the cost had risen to half as much again as Jessop's original estimate.

Erm, that on the carry forwards leaves a balance in hand of a hundred and eighty thousand not specifically earmarked, and, and I must say, it's up to you to decide what should be specifically earmarked.

During a vacancy, the temporalities were normally administered by the churchwardens who could disburse monies to cover the costs of providing spiritual attention and other legally recognized expenses until the new incumbent entered, when they had to pay any balance in hand over to him.

As the warehousekeeper, you may write off in your stock account deliveries for UK use as being from the portion of the common stock which is eligible for relief, so long as the balance in hand is sufficient and our local officer approves the arrangements for relating deliveries to receipts.