balance - noun

a state of equilibrium

equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

equality of distribution

something left after other parts have been taken away

the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

a weight that balances another weight

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

a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

balance - verb

• bring into balance or equilibrium
• compute credits and debits of an account
• hold or carry in equilibrium
• be in equilibrium

balance - thesaurus

correspondence   counterbalance   counterpoise   counterweight   equaliser   equalizer   equilibrate   equilibrise   equilibrium   equilibrize   equipoise   libra   poise   proportion   proportionality   remainder   residual   residue   residuum   rest   symmetricalness   symmetry