Balance

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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

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation

a weight that balances another weight

a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine

a scale for weighing

VERB

bring into balance or equilibrium

compute credits and debits of an account

hold or carry in equilibrium

be in equilibrium

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