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balance

noun
  1. a scale for weighing
  2. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine
    balance wheel
  3. a weight that balances another weight
    equalizer
  4. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation
    correspondencesymmetrysymmetricalness
  5. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
    “in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin”
    proportionproportionality
  6. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  7. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  8. something left after other parts have been taken away
    residual
  9. equality of distribution
    counterbalanceequilibriumequipoise
  10. a state of equilibrium
verb
  1. to hold or carry in equilibrium
    “I balanced the grocery bags carefully while trying to find my keys.”
    poise
  2. to compute credits and debits of an account
    “I balance my bank account regularly.”
  3. to bring into balance or equilibrium
    “You have to balance work and the rest of your life.”
    equilibrateequilibrizeequilibrise
  4. to be in equilibrium
    “I balanced on the pole.”