balance in English

noun

1

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

slipping in the mud but keeping their balance

synonyms: stability, equilibrium, steadiness, footing

2

a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.

overseas investments can add balance to an investment portfolio

synonyms: fairness, justice, impartiality, evenhandedness, egalitarianism, equal opportunity, parity, equity, equilibrium, equipoise, evenness, symmetry, correspondence, uniformity, equality, equivalence, comparability

3

an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a central pivot, beam, and a pair of scales.

The atomic weight of an element - the quantity chemists could weigh with scales and balances - depends on the number of protons and neutrons, which have virtually equal masses.

synonyms: scale(s), weighing machine

4

a counteracting weight or force.

Allow centrifugal force to provide balance while both skates tip onto their left edges in the turn.

synonyms: counterbalance, counterweight, stabilizer, compensation

5

a predominating weight or amount; the majority.

the balance of opinion was that work was more important than leisure

6

a figure representing the difference between credits and debits in an account; the amount of money held in an account.

he accumulated a healthy balance with the savings bank

verb

1

keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

a mug that she balanced on her knee

synonyms: steady, stabilize, poise, level

2

offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another.

the cost of obtaining such information needs to be balanced against its benefits

synonyms: weigh, weigh up, compare, evaluate, consider, assess, appraise, judge

3

compare debits and credits in (an account), typically to ensure that they are equal.

the law requires the council to balance its books each year

noun

stability, equilibrium, steadiness, footing
fairness, justice, impartiality, evenhandedness, egalitarianism, equal opportunity, parity, equity, equilibrium, equipoise, evenness, symmetry, correspondence, uniformity, equality, equivalence, comparability
counterbalance, counterweight, stabilizer, compensation
scale(s), weighing machine
remainder, outstanding amount, rest, residue, difference, remaining part
libra
residual, remainder, rest, residue, residuum
proportion, proportionality
counterweight, equalizer, counterbalance, counterpoise
balance wheel
equilibrium, counterbalance, equipoise
symmetry, correspondence

verb

steady, counterbalance, correspond, weigh, poise, equilibrize
steady, stabilize, poise, level
counterbalance, balance out, offset, even out/up, counteract, compensate for, make up for
correspond, agree, tally, match up, concur, coincide, be in agreement, be consistent, equate, be equal
weigh, weigh up, compare, evaluate, consider, assess, appraise, judge
poise
equilibrize, equilibrate

Use "balance" in a sentence

1. Accumulated amortization Capital asset class Opening balance Acquisitions Disposals Closing balance Opening balance Amortization Disposals Closing balance

2. Google Play balance (gift card or credit balance)

3. Though our Balance will decline as we age, Balance activities, elderly Balance exercises and elderly Balance training can limit the loss or actually

4. Transfer from bank statement balance to cashbook balance.

5. Balance, Automatic balance, Scales, for weight and quantity control, automatic, Scales, multistage, automatic, Balance analytical.

6. ‘Material balance discrepancy’ means a material balance value which is not accepted by the material balance test.

7. // Analytical balance.

8. Balance Sheet

9. Analytical balance

10. Trial balance

11. 28 synonyms for Counterpoise: balance, equilibrium, equipoise, stasis, balance, compensate

12. Baselike, Category: Artist, Singles: Balance, Brethren, Top Tracks: Brethren, Balance

13. Analytical balance.

14. Social balance

15. White balance

16. — analytical balance,

17. White Balance

18. The Balance (Personal Finance): The Balance family of brands, including The Balance, The Balance Careers, and The Balance Small Business, deliver clear, practical, and straightforward personal financial advice to 19 million people each month

19. The annual balance sheet and the Scheme's actual cash balance

20. Adjust the balance on the Bank statements to the corrected balance

21. Credits reduce your account balance, while debits increase your account balance.

22. A nation's balance of trade strongly affects it balance of payments.

23. Uncommitted allotment balance

24. Jacuzzi pH balance.

25. The Berg Balance Score (BBS) is the best-known balance measurement tool, originally designed to measure balance in older individuals

26. Berg Balance Scale About: This scale measures balance in older adults

27. Credit, Debit, Balance

28. Algebra Balance Scales – Solve simple linear equations using a balance beam representation.

29. Business Cash Balance

30. Balance tests are a group of tests that check for Balance disorders

31. Capital asset class Opening balance Acquisitions Disposals and write-offs Closing balance

32. DEBIT/CREDIT BALANCE

33. Personal Cash Balance

34. The Balance Sheet

35. Find Balance with made-to-live-in pieces from The Balance Collection

36. Note: The fund balance is the total fund balance available for allotment

37. Note: The fund balance is the total fund balance available for allotment.

38. Balance Balance 2 verb 1 [transitive] ACCOUNTING to calculate the amount needed to

39. Ionization balance device with shielded capacitor circuit for ion balance measurements and adjustments

40. Accumulated amortization Balance beginning of year Current year amortization Balance end of year

41. New Balance Freeze LX 3.0 Men's Lacrosse Cleats - White/Red by New Balance

42. Analytical balance means a balance with a sensitivity of 0,1 mg or better.

43. White Color Balance Correction

44. A pendant for balance.

45. Debit-credit, balance-galance!

46. Maria’s personal cash balance

47. Maria’s business cash balance

48. They all balance out.

49. Preparing income statement and balance sheet based on the balance in the ledger account.

50. Uncommitted allotment balance/(overexpenditure)