Balance
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French
Noun
Balance (countable and uncountable; plural Balances)
- A pair of scales.
- (uncountable) Equilibrium in movement.
- (uncountable) Support for both viewpoints, substances etc or neither; neutrality.
- A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other
Synonyms
- (scales): pair of scales, scales, weighing machine, weighbridge (for vehicles)
- (equilibrium): equilibrium
- (support for both viewpoints): disinterest, even-handedness, fairness, impartiality, neutrality, non-partisanship
- (list of credits and debits): account
Antonyms
- (equilibrium): non-equilibrium, imbalance, unbalance
- (support for both viewpoints): bias, favor/favour, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, unfairness
Derived terms
- analytical balance
- balance of nature
- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance of trade
- balance sheet
- balance wheel
- balancing act
- chemical balance
- hang in the balance
- in the balance
- keep one's balance
- lose one's balance
- off balance
- on balance
- strike a balance
- throw off balance
Translations
scales
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equilibrium
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support for both viewpoints
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list of credits and debits
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- Arabic: Ù ÙزاÙ
- Breton: kempouez m
- Catalan: balanç m (ca)
- Chinese: 平衡 (pÃnghéng)
- Hebrew: ×××××, (eezoon)
- Ido: balanco, equilibro
- Indonesian: keseimbangan, keserasian
- Spanish: equilibrio m
Verb
to balance (third-person singular simple present balances, present participle balancing, simple past balanced, past participle balanced)
- (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
to make (items) weigh up.
- (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
(figurative) to make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
to hold (an object or objects) precariously.
- (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
to be in equilibrium.
- (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
to have matching credits and debits.
Derived terms
Translations
make (items) weigh up
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make (concepts) agree
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hold (objects) precariously
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make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond
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be in equilibrium
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have matching credits and debits
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- Ido: ponderar
French
Etymology
From Late Latin bilancia, a compound of bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx
Noun
Balance f. (plural Balances)
- scales, balance
Verb form
balance
- first- and third-person indicative and subjunctive present tense of balancer
Related terms
el:balance fr:balance gl:balance io:balance id:balance it:balance hu:balance pt:balance ru:balance fi:balance zh:balance
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