balance (verb)
1balance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 even combination/distribution ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, equal, even, exact, ideal, necessary, optimal, optimum, perfect, prope …
2balance out — ˌbalance ˈout [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they balance out he/she/it balances out present participle balancing out past te …
3balance — 1. The noun is about four centuries older than the verb, and has derived several figurative uses from its primary meaning of ‘an apparatus for weighing’, as for example in accounting (where the notion of balancing the books is ever present) and… …
4balance — ► NOUN 1) an even distribution of weight ensuring stability. 2) mental or emotional stability. 3) a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. 4) an apparatus for weighing, especially one with a beam and… …
5balance up — ˈbalance up [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they balance up he/she/it balances up present participle balancing up past tense balanced up …
6balance the books — verb a) To add up all the debits and credits. b) To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance …
7balance out — verb To counteract one another so as to be balanced. If you add consider all the negative and all the positive factors, it should balance out to something acceptable …
8balance — the amount of money remaining in an account. The total of your money in the bank after accounting for all transactions (deposits and withdrawals) is called a balance . Glossary of Business Terms A division of a Securities Account, of a type… …
9balance — bal|ance1 [ bæləns ] noun *** ▸ 1 ability to stay upright ▸ 2 correct relationship ▸ 3 mental/emotional calm ▸ 4 money in bank ▸ 5 amount remaining ▸ 6 majority of information ▸ 7 for weighing things ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the ability to remain …
10balance — /ˈbæləns / (say baluhns) noun 1. an instrument for weighing, typically a bar poised or swaying on a central support according to the weights borne in scales (pans) suspended at the ends. 2. power to decide as by a balance; authoritative control.… …
