Balance
Meaning of Balance
- an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
she lost her balance and fell
- a situation in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.
the obligations of political balance in broadcasting
try to keep a balance between work and relaxation
- an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a central pivot, beam, and two scales.
- a counteracting weight or force.
- a predominating amount; a preponderance.
the balance of opinion was that work was more important than leisure
- 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
- put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.
a mug that she balanced on her knee
- offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another.
the cost of obtaining such information needs to be balanced against its benefits
- compare debits and credits in (an account) so as to ensure that they are equal.
the law requires the council to balance its books each year
Middle English (in balance (sense 3 of the noun)): 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’.
Information about Balance
Hyphenation of Balance
Balance
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- Balance is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Balance synonyms
Meaning proportion:
Meaning equilibrium:
equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Meaning remainder:
remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest
Meaning Libra:
Meaning symmetry:
symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence
Meaning counterweight:
counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalizer
Meaning equilibrate:
Meaning poise:
Meaning the state of being stable:
Meaning the quality not shaking or moving:
Meaning a secure grip with one's feet:
Meaning impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination:
Meaning just behaviour or treatment:
Meaning equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness:
Meaning the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities:
Meaning the state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay:
Meaning the quality of being fair and impartial:
Meaning the quality or state of being uniform:
Meaning the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities:
Meaning the condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc:
Meaning the state or fact of being similar:
Meaning the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way:
Meaning the fact or quality of being similar and able to be compared:
Meaning a machine for weighing vehicles, set into the ground to be driven on to:
Meaning a thing used to keep something steady or stable:
Meaning something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury:
Meaning compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made:
Meaning heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability:
Meaning something put on a scale to make up the required weight:
Meaning a second check for security or accuracy:
Meaning make or become steady:
Meaning make or become unlikely to give way or overturn:
Meaning give a flat and even surface to:
Meaning lean (something) against something else:
Meaning put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way:
Meaning assess the nature or importance of, especially with a view to a decision or action:
Meaning estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between:
Meaning form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess:
Meaning think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision:
Meaning evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of:
Meaning assess the value or quality of:
Meaning roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of:
Balance antonyms
Meaning the state of being unstable; lack of stability:
Meaning lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things:
Words that rhyme with Balance
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