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1. a. : physical equilibrium. trouble keeping your balance on a sailboat. lost his balance and fell. a boxer kept off balance for a whole round. b. : the ability to retain one's balance. Gymnasts must have a good sense of balance. 2. a. : stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis.
a situation where different things are given equal importance, or are considered or divided equally or fairly: strike a balance We must strike a balance between reckless spending and penny-pinching (= try to have something between these two things).
Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little — of any quality, which leads to harmony or evenness. You might admire the balance someone has achieved between working hard and having fun.
Balance definition: a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.. See examples of BALANCE used in a sentence.
Definition of balance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BALANCE definition: 1. the state of having your weight spread in such a way that you do not fall over: 2. a situation…. Learn more.
balance noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. I. Literal senses. I.1. a1375–. An apparatus for weighing, consisting of a beam poised so as to move freely on a central pivot, with a scale pan at each end. [c1275. Deit estre peise par balaunce le Roy.
Balance is the steadiness that someone or something has when they are standing or resting on something.
BALANCE meaning: 1 : the state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall; 2 : the ability to move or to remain in a position without losing control or falling
balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"