balance
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- n a state of equilibrium
- n equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- n harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin - n equality of distribution
- n something left after other parts have been taken away
he took what he wanted and I got the balance - n the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
- n the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
- n (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- n a weight that balances another weight
- n 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
- n a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- v bring into balance or equilibrium
She has to balance work and her domestic duties
balance the two weights - v compute credits and debits of an account
- v hold or carry in equilibrium
- v be in equilibrium
- Humans keep their balance using the vestibular system's signals, along with visual cues and touch sensations.
- An excellent source of information on our balance sheet, by the way, is a new section of the Board's website, entitled Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet.
- With 85 million baby boomers and 50 million Gen Xers, there is already a yawning generation gap among American workers--particularly in their ideas of work-life balance.