balance
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈbæl.əns/
:
equilibrio
- It's for the young working woman struggling to maintain a balance between her career and her personal life.
- strike a balance
- delicate balance
- balance of power
Brand trips are usually a balance of work and play.
- Brand trips are usually a balance of work and play.
- And I think that's the balance we look for.
- Who gets to decide your work life balance is overrated?
- If life doesn't go out of balance, there's no story.
- And that means they're like the perfect balance between round and pointy.
- So it's all about balance and these are so good.
- And some kind of consistency and balance sure would be nice.
- But it's not easy and the balance isn't always struck.
- Is is there a way to find balance in that, in those two things?
- So it was hard to find that balance for me.
- It's a interesting balance you have to strike.
Examples
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I think it is important to strike the right balance between theory and practice.
Academic text (2015) -
This is about restoring moral balance.
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Keep the two in balance and your life will flow.
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Try to find balance in everything you do.
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Brand trips are usually a balance of work and play.
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Robert's parents seemed to keep an appropriate balance in terms of parental expectation.
Academic text (2015) -
The fate of the nation hangs in the balance.
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The premise of this scenario is one of striking a balance between environmental and economic objectives.
Academic text (2011) -
It is essential to maintain a balance between work and relaxation for a healthy life.
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Finding a healthy balance between your personal and professional commitments can lead to greater happiness.
Synonyms
363
3.1
Being steady and not likely to change
50
3.2
A pleasing balance of parts that makes something look right
35
6.8
A state of balance between opposite forces
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6.5
Being equal in status, value, or function
1
8.8
A balance between two things or forces
Antonyms
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
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An amount that shows an account owes money because more money was taken out than put in
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A way to reduce an asset's value by a fixed percent each year, with larger reductions at first
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A way to reduce an asset's remaining value by a fixed percentage each year
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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 Balanced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balance comes from the roots bi- 'two' and lanx 'pan', imagining a two-pan scale. That's why balance means a state where two sides are equal or in the right proportion.