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Definitions
[ˈbaləns], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady
(e.g: she lost her balance and fell)
- a situation in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions
(e.g: the obligations of political balance in broadcasting)
- an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a central pivot, beam, and two scales
- a counteracting weight or force
- a predominating amount; a preponderance
(e.g: 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
(e.g: he accumulated a healthy balance with the savings bank)
Phrases:
- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance of trade
- in the balance
- on balance
- strike a balance
- tip the 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’
[ˈbaləns], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall
(e.g: a mug that she balanced on her knee)
- offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another
(e.g: 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
(e.g: the law requires the council to balance its books each year)
Phrases:
- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance of trade
- in the balance
- on balance
- strike a balance
- tip the 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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