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    bal·ance
    [ˈbaləns]
    noun
    balance (noun) · balances (plural noun) · the Balance (noun) · balance wheel (noun) · balance wheels (plural noun)
    1. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady:
      "she lost her balance before falling" · "slipping in the mud but keeping their balance"
      • sailing
        the ability of a boat to stay on course without adjustment of the rudder.
    2. a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions:
      "try to keep a balance between work and relaxation" · "overseas investments can add balance to an investment portfolio"
      • stability of one's mind or feelings:
        "the way to some kind of peace and personal balance"
      • the relative volume of various sources of sound:
        "the balance of the voices is good"
      • art
        harmony of design and proportion.
    3. an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a central pivot, beam, and a pair of scales.
      • (the Balance)
        the constellation or sign of the zodiac Libra.
    4. a counteracting weight or force.
      • the regulating device in a mechanical clock or watch.
    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"
      • the difference between an amount due and an amount paid:
        "unpaid credit-card balances"
      • an amount left over.
    verb
    balance (verb) · balances (third person present) · balanced (past tense) · balanced (past participle) · balancing (present participle)
    1. keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall:
      "a mug that she balanced on her knee"
      • remain in a steady position without falling:
        "Richard balanced on the ball of one foot"
    2. offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another:
      "the cost of obtaining such information needs to be balanced against its benefits"
      • counteract, equal, or neutralize the weight or importance of:
        "he balanced his radical remarks with more familiar declarations"
      • establish equal or appropriate proportions of elements in:
        "they are struggling to balance work and family life"
    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"
      • (of an account) have credits and debits equal:
        "a surplus on the capital account to make the account balance"
    Origin
    Middle English (in balance): from Old French balance (noun), balancer (verb), based on late Latin (libra) bilanx ‘(balance) having two scale pans’, from bi- ‘twice, having two’ + lanx ‘scale pan’.
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    verb
    1. keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall:
      • offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another:
      • compare debits and credits in (an account), typically to ensure that they are equal:
       
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