Definitions for balances

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balances bal·ance

Spelling: [bal-uh ns]

IPA: /ˈbæl əns/

Balances is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 304 anagrams from letters in balances (aabcelns).

Definitions for balances

noun

1. a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
2. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
3. mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc.
4. a state of bodily equilibrium:
5. an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar with a fulcrum at the center, from each end of which is suspended a scale or pan, one holding an object of known weight, and the other holding the object to be weighed.
6. the remainder or rest:
7. the power or ability to decide an outcome by throwing one's strength, influence, support, or the like, to one side or the other.
8. (in winemaking) the degree to which all the attributes of a wine are in harmony, with none either too prominent or deficient.
9. Accounting. equality between the totals of the two sides of an account. the difference between the debit total and the credit total of an account. unpaid difference represented by the excess of debits over credits.
10. an adjustment of accounts.
11. the act of balancing; comparison as to weight, amount, importance, etc.; estimate.
12. preponderating weight:
13. Fine Arts. composition or placement of elements of design, as figures, forms, or colors, in such a manner as to produce an aesthetically pleasing or harmoniously integrated whole.
14. Dance. a balancing movement.
15. Also called balance wheel. Horology. a wheel that oscillates against the tension of a hairspring to regulate the beats of a watch or clock.
16. (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Libra; Scales.
17. Audio. (in a stereophonic sound system) the comparative loudness of two speakers, usually set by a control (balance control) on the amplifier or receiver.
18. a swaying step performed in place in which the weight is lightly shifted from one foot to the other, the dancer sinking down on the heel of the foot to which the body is shifting, with flexed knees.

Idioms

1. in the balance, with the outcome in doubt or suspense:
2. on balance, considering all aspects:

verb (used with object)

1. to bring to or hold in equilibrium; poise:
2. to arrange, adjust, or proportion the parts of symmetrically.
3. to be equal or proportionate to:
4. Accounting. to add up the two sides of (an account) and determine the difference. to make the necessary entries in (an account) so that the sums of the two sides will be equal. to settle by paying what remains due on an account; equalize or adjust.
5. to weigh in a balance.
6. to estimate the relative weight or importance of; compare:
7. to serve as a counterpoise to; counterbalance; offset:
8. Dance. to move in rhythm to and from:

verb (used without object)

1. to have an equality or equivalence in weight, parts, etc.; be in equilibrium:
2. Accounting. to reckon or adjust accounts.
3. to waver or hesitate:
4. Dance. to move forward and backward or in opposite directions.

Origin of balances

1250-1300; Middle English balaunce Anglo-French; Old French balance Vulgar Latin *balancia, variant of *bilancia, equivalent to Late Latin bilanc- (stem of bilanx with double scales; Latin bi

Examples for balances

Motorcycles roar and swerve around women who balance soaring bundles confidently on their heads.

What can be done to balance the cost of foods used in a meal?

His mind at this period was evidently shaken in some degree from its balance.

He had weighed himself in the balance, and found himself wanting.

To make the balance even you have twenty years still to serve.'

Likewise, it was the attempt to balance the power of rival European states that led to the conflict.

I afterward sold their horse, and sent them the balance of the proceeds.

We need to strike a balance between creating false alarms and letting any urgent medical matters fall through the cracks.

For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?

“This is an era of probing to keep us off balance,” Comley said.