BALANCE

Definition of BALANCE

  1. (noun)a state of equilibrium
  2. (noun)equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  3. (noun)harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
  4. (noun)equality of distribution
  5. (noun)something left after other parts have been taken away
  6. (noun)the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  7. (noun)(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
  8. (noun)a weight that balances another weight
  9. (noun)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
  10. (noun)a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
  11. (verb)bring into balance or equilibrium
  12. (verb)compute credits and debits of an account
  13. (verb)hold or carry in equilibrium
  14. (verb)be in equilibrium