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balance
noun
a
state
in
which
a
person
or
thing
stays
steady
and
does
not
fall
or
tip
to
one
side
•
The
gymnast
kept
perfect
balance
on
the
narrow
beam
.
The
gymnast
kept
perfect
balance
on
the
narrow
beam
.
•
Strong
winds
made
it
hard
for
the
male
painter
on
the
tall
ladder
to
keep
his
balance
.
Strong
winds
made
it
hard
for
the
male
painter
on
the
tall
ladder
to
keep
his
balance
.
From
Old
French
balance
(“
scales
,
equilibrium
”),
from
Latin
bilanx
(“
having
two
pans
”),
from
bi-
(“
two
”)
+
lanx
(“
pan
”).
noun
the
amount
of
money
that
remains
in
a
bank
account
or
that
is
still
owed
or
available
•
After
paying
the
bill
,
my
banking
app
showed
a
balance
of
only
fifty
dollars
.
After
paying
the
bill
,
my
banking
app
showed
a
balance
of
only
fifty
dollars
.
•
The
cashier
told
the
customer
that
his
gift
card
still
had
a
balance
of
ten
euros
.
The
cashier
told
the
customer
that
his
gift
card
still
had
a
balance
of
ten
euros
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
later
applied
to
bookkeeping
in
the
17th
century
,
referring
to
the
amount
that
“
balances
”
the
two
sides
of
an
account
.
verb
-
balance
,
balancing
,
balances
,
balanced
to
make
something
stay
steady
without
falling
,
or
to
give
equal
weight
or
attention
to
different
things
•
She
balanced
the
tray
of
drinks
so
none
would
spill
.
She
balanced
the
tray
of
drinks
so
none
would
spill
.
•
The
architect
designed
the
tower
to
balance
on
a
single
central
pillar
.
The
architect
designed
the
tower
to
balance
on
a
single
central
pillar
.
From
the
noun
sense
“
balance
”
meaning
a
pair
of
scales
;
the
verb
developed
in
Middle
English
meaning
‘
to
weigh
in
scales
’,
then
‘
to
make
equal
or
steady
’.
