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Meanings of balance in English

Wikidata

A tool to measure the weight of something.

Portuguese
resíduo
Catalan
romanalla
Spanish
restante

Something left after other parts have been taken away.

resíduo
Portuguese
contrapeso
Catalan
contrapès
Spanish
balance

A weight that balances another weight.

contrapeso
Portuguese
simetria
Catalan
simetria

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

simetria
Usage of balance in English
1
Recent elections have given minority parties or individuals the balance of power.
The Irish Times
2
Order and safety always trump freedom when government needs to balance them.
Conservatives without conscience
3
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future hangs in the balance today.
Radio NZ
4
It changed the balance of power and the course of human events.
The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
5
Therefore government borrowing would never be needed to balance inadequate private demand.
Reuters
6
In the long term, a positive energy balance will result in obesity.
Pubmed
7
However, Ms Leon Guerrero said a fine balance needed to be found.
Radio NZ
8
Many, including Venezuela, need higher oil prices to balance their national budgets.
Reuters
9
The balance wheel turns; the tides change; the sands of occasion shift.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
10
Takai said commodity risk management includes price, procurement and balance sheet risks.
Reuters
11
MS: How do we balance the needs of human beings and animals?
Feminist dot com
12
Back then, a balance of payments crisis pushed India towards the market.
Reuters
13
Consumers should balance security concerns with their need to use smart devices.
Reuters
14
He told Morning Report the government had got the balance about right.
Radio NZ
15
In fact, television irreversibly tipped the balance in favor of the visual.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
16
The first is the balance between state and market in public policy.
Radio NZ