BALANCE

/ˈbæləns/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. verb bring into balance or equilibrium. — synonyms: equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
  2. verb compute credits and debits of an account.
  3. verb hold or carry in equilibrium. — synonyms: poise
  4. verb be in equilibrium.
  5. noun a state of equilibrium.
  6. noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account.
  7. noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design). — synonyms: proportion, proportionality
  8. noun equality of distribution. — synonyms: equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
  9. noun something left after other parts have been taken away. — synonyms: remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest
  10. noun the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account.
  11. noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra. — synonyms: Libra
  12. noun the seventh sign of the zodiac. — synonyms: Libra, Libra_the_Balance, Libra_the_Scales
  13. noun (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation. — synonyms: symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence
  14. noun a weight that balances another weight. — synonyms: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer, equaliser
  15. noun a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine. — synonyms: balance_wheel
  16. noun a scale for weighing.

Examples

  • “Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.”
  • “I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.”
  • “I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.”

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