balance
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbæl.əns/
:
resto
- After paying the bills, she checked her bank account and saw that she still had a balance of $150.
Examples
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So, yeah, it's always a balance between convenience and control.
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Colour stories should have a balance of light, medium and dark colours.
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And I think a good education has a balance between the two.
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But the balance is what I think is healthy.
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And so I think having some balance is really, really important.
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A second answer may be related to the delicate balance between family and work.
Academic text (2008) -
We are not alone in our concern for holistic balance in the development and implementation of music education.
Academic text (1990) -
The United States' strategy to combat nuclear terrorism must strike a balance between these two extremes.
Academic text (2008) -
Despite occasional regional outbreaks, this balance appears to have been maintained ever since.
Academic text (1992) -
Seeing as we're in the early stages of settlement, and our survival is in the balance, I wonder whether this expenditure is prudent.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The part that is left after the others are taken
148
4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
74
2.7
The part left after the other parts are used or removed
1
6.0
A part left after the main part is used
1
9.9
A part that remains after the main parts are removed or used
Idioms
37
6.8
To be in a situation where the result is not decided, for example a job or game
Compounds
- Specialized
44
3.7
A document that shows what a company owns, what it owes, and its value on a date
35
4.1
A situation where groups or countries share power so no one becomes too strong
30
4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
- Specialized
4
3.9
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods
- Specialized
2
4.6
A record of a country's money that comes in and goes out with other countries over a year
- Specialized
2
4.4
The difference in value of goods a country sells and buys from other countries over time
- Specialized
1
7.4
A small wheel in a watch or clock that swings against a thin spring to keep accurate time
- Specialized
1
6.1
An exact scale in a lab for measuring very small amounts of chemicals
- Specialized
1
3.3
A healthy level of salts like sodium and potassium in the body
- Specialized
Money that a borrower must keep in a bank account when getting a loan
- Specialized
An amount that shows an account owes money because more money was taken out than put in
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
- Specialized
A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
- Specialized
A state in which a turning part like a propeller does not cause shaking
- Specialized
A machine that measures small weights and shows the number on a digital screen
- Specialized
The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH
- Specialized
Looking at a company's money, debts, and owners' share to judge its financial health
- Specialized
When a country buys more from other countries than it sells to them, it has money problems
- Specialized
A record of all money and goods a country sends to and receives from other countries in a year
The seventh zodiac sign shown as scales that has the sun in it from late September to late October
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The difference between money a country earns and pays for services and income from abroad
- Specialized
A minimum amount of money a bank asks you to keep in an account while you have a loan
- Specialized
An instrument that measures very small forces by seeing how much a thin wire twists
- Specialized
A list of account totals that shows whether debit and credit amounts match
- Specialized
A tool that measures weight using a metal spring and shows it on a scale
- Specialized
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods over time
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balance comes from the idea of a two-pan scale, from bi- 'two' and lanx 'pan'. So the balance meaning 'the part remaining' is like the amount left on one side after you have taken away the rest.