Definitions of balance
-
To
put
into
or
be
in
equilibrium;
poise.
-
To
adjust
or
be
adjusted,
as
an
account.
-
To
weigh;
deliberate;
ponder;
hesitate.
-
To
weigh
by
means
of
a
balance;
weigh
by
means
of
the
mind;
hence,
to
compare,
estimate,
etc.;
to
set
off,
as
one
thing
against
another;
to
equal
or
make
equal;
to
find
out
the
difference
between
the
debits
and
credits
of,
or
to
bring
about
an
equality
between;
as,
to
balance
an
account.
-
To
weigh;
to
make
equal;
to
settle
an
account.
-
To
have
equal
weight
on
each
side;
to
be
in
equipoise;
as,
the
scales
balance.
-
To
fluctuate
between
motives
which
appear
of
equal
force;
to
waver;
to
hesitate.
-
To
move
toward
a
person
or
couple,
and
then
back.
-
To
be
of
equal
weight,
force,
or
amount;
in
dancing,
to
move
to
and
fro.
-
To
have
equal
weight
or
power,
etc.:
to
hesitate
or
fluctuate.
-
To
be
equal;
to
hesitate.
-
compute
credits
and
debits
of
an
account
-
bring
into
balance
or
equilibrium; "
She
has
to
balance
work
and
her
domestic
duties"; "
balance
the
two
weights"
-
hold
or
carry
in
equilibrium
-
To
bring
to
an
equipoise;
to
compare
by
weighing
or
estimating
as
in
a
balance;
to
keep
in
equipoise;
to
counterpoise;
to
adjust
an
account;
to
make
the
two
sides
equal.
-
To
make
equal;
to
settle;
to
regulate
and
adjust;
to
have
equal
weight,
power,
or
influence;
to
hesitate.
-
the
seventh
sign
of
the
zodiac;
the
sun
is
in
this
sign
from
about
September
23
to
October
22
-
an
amount
on
the
credit
side
of
an
account
-
equality
of
distribution
-
a
state
of
equilibrium
-
a
wheel
that
regulates
the
rate
of
movement
in
a
machine;
especially
a
wheel
oscillating
against
the
hairspring
of
a
timepiece
to
regulate
its
beat
-
(
mathematics)
an
attribute
of
a
shape
or
relation;
exact
correspondence
of
form
on
opposite
sides
of
a
dividing
line
or
plane
-
equality
between
the
totals
of
the
credit
and
debit
sides
of
an
account
-
the
difference
between
the
totals
of
the
credit
and
debit
sides
of
an
account
-
something
left
after
other
parts
have
been
taken
away; "
there
was
no
remainder"; "
he
threw
away
the
rest"; "
he
took
what
he
wanted
and
I
got
the
balance"
-
An
apparatus
for
weighing.
-
Act
of
weighing
mentally;
comparison;
estimate.
-
Equipoise
between
the
weights
in
opposite
scales.
-
The
state
of
being
in
equipoise;
equilibrium;
even
adjustment;
steadiness.
-
A
balance
wheel,
as
of
a
watch,
or
clock.
See
Balance
wheel (
in
the
Vocabulary).
-
The
constellation
Libra.
-
The
seventh
sign
in
the
Zodiac,
called
Libra,
which
the
sun
enters
at
the
equinox
in
September.
-
A
movement
in
dancing.
See
Balance,
v.
i.,
S.
-
To
bring
to
an
equipoise,
as
the
scales
of
a
balance
by
adjusting
the
weights;
to
weigh
in
a
balance.
-
To
support
on
a
narrow
base,
so
as
to
keep
from
falling;
as,
to
balance
a
plate
on
the
end
of
a
cane;
to
balance
one's
self
on
a
tight
rope.
-
To
equal
in
number,
weight,
force,
or
proportion;
to
counterpoise,
counterbalance,
counteract,
or
neutralize.
-
To
compare
in
relative
force,
importance,
value,
etc.;
to
estimate.
-
To
settle
and
adjust,
as
an
account;
to
make
two
accounts
equal
by
paying
the
difference
between
them.
-
To
arrange
accounts
in
such
a
way
that
the
sum
total
of
the
debits
is
equal
to
the
sum
total
of
the
credits;
as,
to
balance
a
set
of
books.
-
To
move
toward,
and
then
back
from,
reciprocally;
as,
to
balance
partners.
-
To
contract,
as
a
sail,
into
a
narrower
compass;
as,
to
balance
the
boom
mainsail.
-
An
equality
between
the
sums
total
of
the
two
sides
of
an
account;
as,
to
bring
one's
accounts
to
a
balance; -
also,
the
excess
on
either
side;
as,
the
balance
of
an
account.
-
A
balance
wheel,
as
of
a
watch,
or
clock.
See
wheel (
in
the
Vocabulary).
-
To
make
the
sums
of
the
debits
and
credits
of
an
account
equal; -
said
of
an
item;
as,
this
payment,
or
credit,
balances
the
account.
-
A
pair
of
scales
for
weighing;
a
steelyard;
the
act
of
weighing
or
estimating
mentally;
equal
poise
of
any
opposing
forces;
especially,
mental
poise;
steadiness
of
mind;
sanity;
an
equality
between
the
totals
of
two
sides
of
an
account;
the
excess
shown
on
either
side;
the
sum
or
weight
necessary
to
make
two
unequal
sums
or
weights
equal;
a
movement
in
dancing.
-
An
instrument
for
weighing,
usually
formed
of
two
dishes
or
scales
hanging
from
a
beam
supported
in
the
middle:
act
of
weighing
two
things:
equality
or
just
proportion
of
weight
or
power,
as
the
balance
of
power:
the
sum
required
to
make
the
two
sides
of
an
account
equal,
hence
the
surplus,
or
the
sum
due
on
an
account:
also
the
remainder
of
anything;
as,
the "
balance
of
the
party
stayed." (
Amer.).
-
To
weigh
in
a
balance:
to
counterpoise:
to
compare:
to
settle,
as
an
account.
-
An
instrument
for
weighing;
equality;
difference
between
two
sides
of
an
account.
-
A
pair
of
scales
or
other
instrument
for
weighing.
-
The
act
of
balancing.
-
The
being
in
equilibrium;
equipoise.
-
Equality
of
debit
and
credit;
also,
the
difference
or
excess
on
either
side;
remainder;
surplus.
-
The
balance-
wheel
of
a
watch.
-
A
pair
of
scales;
one
of
the
simple
mechanical
powers;
equipoise,
or
equality
of
weight
or
power;
the
weight
or
sum
necessary
to
make
two
unequal
weights
or
sums
equal;
the
difference
between
the
debtor
and
creditor
side
of
an
account;
the
part
of
a
clock
or
watch
which
regulates
the
beats;
an
impartial
state
of
mind
in
deliberating;
that
which
renders
weight
or
authority
equal;
a
sign
in
the
zodiac,
called,
in
Latin,
Libra.
-
A
pair
of
scales;
part
of
a
watch;
equality
of
weights,
power,
or
force;
the
difference
between
the
debtor
and
creditor
side
of
an
account;
overplus;
a
sign
of
the
zodiac;
the
sum
due
on
an
account.
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