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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