ALL meanings of balance
bal·an·cé
B b - noun balance harmony in the parts of a whole 3
- noun balance the act of balancing 3
- noun balance whatever is left over; remainder 3
- noun balance the amount still owed after a partial settlement 3
- noun balance the excess of credits over debits or of debits over credits 3
- noun balance equality of debits and credits in an account 3
- noun balance the point along an object's length at which there is equilibrium 3
- noun balance a weight, force, effect, etc. that counteracts another or causes equilibrium; counterpoise 3
- noun balance a setting of clauses, phrases, ideas, etc. in parallel constructions for rhetorical effect 3
- noun balance the pleasing harmony of various elements in a design, painting, musical composition, etc.; harmonious proportion 3
- noun balance mental or emotional stability 3
- noun balance bodily equilibrium or stability 3
- noun balance a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equality in amount, weight, value, or importance, as between two things or the parts of a thing 3
- noun balance the power or ability to decide 3
- noun balance the imaginary scales of fortune or fate, as an emblem of justice or the power to decide 3
- noun balance 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 3
- verb balance to match or counter (one's dancing partner or his or her steps) by moving towards and away from him or her 3
- verb balance (of a business account, balance sheet, etc) to have the debit and credit totals equal 3
- verb balance to settle or adjust (an account) by paying any money due 3
- verb balance to equalize the credit and debit totals of (an account) by making certain entries 3
- verb balance to compute the credit and debit totals of (an account) in order to determine the difference 3
- verb balance to bring (a chemical or mathematical equation) into balance 3
- verb balance to compose or arrange so as to create a state of harmony 3
- verb balance to act so as to equalize; be equal to 3
- verb balance to assess or compare the relative weight, importance, etc, of 3
- verb balance to bring into or hold in equilibrium 3
- verb balance to be or come into equilibrium 3
- verb balance to weigh in or as if in a balance 3
- noun balance a balancing movement 3
- noun balance the state of a chemical equation in which the number, kind, electrical charges, etc, of the atoms on opposite sides are equal 3
- noun balance a difference between such totals 3
- noun balance equality of debit and credit totals in an account 3
- noun balance something that remains or is left 3
- noun balance the power to influence or control 3
- noun balance the act of weighing factors, quantities, etc, against each other 3
- verb transitive balance to move toward and then back from (a partner) 3
- verb transitive balance to weigh in or as in a balance 3
- verb transitive balance to compare as to relative importance, value, etc. 3
- verb transitive balance to counterpoise or counteract; make up for; offset 3
- verb transitive balance to bring into or keep in a state of equilibrium or equipoise; keep steady; poise 3
- verb transitive balance to bring into proportion, harmony, etc. 3
- verb transitive balance to make or be proportionate to; make or be equal to in weight, force, effect, etc. 3
- verb transitive balance 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) 3
- verb transitive balance to settle (an account) by paying debts 3
- intransitive verb balance to waver slightly; tilt and return to equilibrium 3
- verb balance If a business account or balance sheet balances, the debit and credit totals are equal. 3
- noun balance The balance of an account is the net amount at a particular time, including all credits and debits. 3
- intransitive verb balance to balance partners 3
- intransitive verb balance to be equal in value, weight, etc. 3
- intransitive verb balance to be in equilibrium 3