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Balance

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Noun

1. balance

a state of equilibrium

2. balance

equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

3. balance, proportion, proportionality

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

Example Sentences:
'in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance'

4. balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise

equality of distribution

5. balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest

something left after other parts have been taken away

Example Sentences:
'there was no remainder'
'he threw away the rest'
'he took what he wanted and I got the balance'

6. balance

the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

7. balance, libra

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

8. balance, libra, libra the balance, libra the scales

the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

9. balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

10. balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer

a weight that balances another weight

11. balance, balance wheel

a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

12. balance

a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

Verb

13. balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize

bring into balance or equilibrium

Example Sentences:
'She has to balance work and her domestic duties'
'balance the two weights'

14. balance

compute credits and debits of an account

15. balance, poise

hold or carry in equilibrium

16. balance

be in equilibrium

Example Sentences:
'He was balancing on one foot'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Balance

see synonyms of balance
noun
1. 
a weighing device, generally consisting of a horizontal beam pivoted at its centre, from the ends of which two pans are suspended. The substance to be weighed is placed in one pan and known weights are placed in the other until the beam returns to the horizontal
See also microbalance
2. 
an imagined device for assessing events, actions, motives, etc, in relation to each other (esp in the phrases weigh in the balance, hang in the balance)
3. 
a state of equilibrium
4. 
something that brings about such a state
5. 
equilibrium of the body; steadiness
to lose one's balance
6. 
emotional stability; calmness of mind
7. 
harmony in the parts of a whole
balance in an artistic composition
8. 
the act of weighing factors, quantities, etc, against each other
9. 
the power to influence or control
he held the balance of power
10. 
something that remains or is left
let me have the balance of what you owe me
11. accounting
a. 
equality of debit and credit totals in an account
b. 
a difference between such totals
12. chemistry
the state of a chemical equation in which the number, kind, electrical charges, etc, of the atoms on opposite sides are equal
13. 
a balancing movement
14.  short for spring balance
15.  in the balance
16.  on balance
17.  strike a balance
verb
18. (transitive)
to weigh in or as if in a balance
19. (intransitive)
to be or come into equilibrium
20. (transitive)
to bring into or hold in equilibrium
21. (transitive)
to assess or compare the relative weight, importance, etc, of
22. (transitive)
to act so as to equalize; be equal to
23. (transitive)
to compose or arrange so as to create a state of harmony
24. (transitive)
to bring (a chemical or mathematical equation) into balance
25. (transitive) accounting
a. 
to compute the credit and debit totals of (an account) in order to determine the difference
b. 
to equalize the credit and debit totals of (an account) by making certain entries
c. 
to settle or adjust (an account) by paying any money due
26. (intransitive)
(of a business account, balance sheet, etc) to have the debit and credit totals equal
27. 
to match or counter (one's dancing partner or his or her steps) by moving towards and away from him or her
noun
the Balance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Balance

see synonyms of balance
noun
1. 
an instrument for weighing, esp. one that opposes equal weights, as in two matched shallow pans hanging from either end of a lever supported exactly in the middle; scales
2. 
the imaginary scales of fortune or fate, as an emblem of justice or the power to decide
3. 
the power or ability to decide
4. 
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equality in amount, weight, value, or importance, as between two things or the parts of a thing
5. 
bodily equilibrium or stability
he kept his balance on the tightrope
6. 
mental or emotional stability
7. 
a. 
the pleasing harmony of various elements in a design, painting, musical composition, etc.; harmonious proportion
b. 
a setting of clauses, phrases, ideas, etc. in parallel constructions for rhetorical effect
8. 
a weight, force, effect, etc. that counteracts another or causes equilibrium; counterpoise
9. 
the point along an object's length at which there is equilibrium
: in full balance point
10. 
a. 
equality of debits and credits in an account
b. 
the excess of credits over debits or of debits over credits
11. 
the amount still owed after a partial settlement
12.  US
whatever is left over; remainder
13. 
the act of balancing
14. 
balance wheel
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbalanced or ˈbalancing
15. 
to weigh in or as in a balance
16. 
to compare as to relative importance, value, etc.
17. 
to counterpoise or counteract; make up for; offset
18. 
to bring into or keep in a state of equilibrium or equipoise; keep steady; poise
to balance oneself on stilts
19. 
to bring into proportion, harmony, etc.
20. 
to make or be proportionate to; make or be equal to in weight, force, effect, etc.
21. 
a. 
to find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
b. 
to settle (an account) by paying debts
22.  Dancing
to move toward and then back from (a partner)
verb intransitive
23. 
to be in equilibrium
24. 
to be equal in value, weight, etc.
25. 
to have the credit and debit sides equal to each other
26. 
to waver slightly; tilt and return to equilibrium
27.  Dancing
to balance partners

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Balance

see synonyms of balance
n.
See Libra.
n.
1. A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless. Also called scale.
2. A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
3. The power or means to decide: matters that fell outside the judge's balance.
4.
a. A state of bodily equilibrium: thrown off balance by a gust of wind.
b. The ability to maintain bodily equilibrium: Gymnasts must have good balance.
5. A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements, as in a design.
6. An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
7. The difference in magnitude between opposing forces or influences.
8. Accounting
a. Equality of totals in the debit and credit sides of an account.
b. The difference between such totals, either on the credit or the debit side.
9. Something that is left over; a remainder.
10. Chemistry Equality of mass and net electric charge of reacting species on each side of an equation.
11. Mathematics Equality with respect to the net number of reduced symbolic quantities on each side of an equation.
12. A balance wheel.
v. bal·anced, bal·anc·ing, bal·anc·es
v.tr.
1. To determine the weight of (something) in a weighing device.
2. To consider and compare or assess: balanced the pros and cons before making a choice.
3. To bring into or maintain in a state of equilibrium.
4. To act as an equalizing weight or force to; counterbalance.
5. Accounting
a. To compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account).
b. To reconcile or equalize the sums of the debits and credits of (an account).
c. To settle (an account, for example) by paying what is owed.
6. To bring into or keep in equal or satisfying proportion or harmony.
7. Mathematics & Chemistry To bring (an equation) into balance.
8. To move toward and then away from (a dance partner).
v.intr.
1. To be in or come into equilibrium.
2. To be equal or equivalent.
3. To sway or waver as if losing or regaining equilibrium.
4. To move toward and then away from a dance partner.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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