n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: bal · anced ; bal · anc · ing
Date: 1588
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account) (2) : to pay the amount due on : SETTLE b (1) : to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another < balance a mathematical equation> (2) : to complete (a chemical equation) so that the same number of atoms and electric charges of each kind appears on each side
2 a : COUNTERBALANCE , OFFSET b : to equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportion
3 : to weigh in or as if in a balance
4 a : to bring to a state or position of equipoise b : to poise in or as if in balance c : to bring into harmony or proportion
intransitive verb
1 : to become balanced or established in balance
2 : to be an equal counterpoise
3 : WAVER 1 < balance s and temporizes on matters that demand action>