Balance - English meaning

verb

Assess the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

There is a need to appraise existing techniques

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

noun

Heavy material, such as gravel, sand, or iron, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability.

Usage examples:

The hull had insufficient ballast

verb

Give stability to (a ship) by putting a heavy substance in its bilge.

Usage examples:

The vessel has been ballasted to give the necessary floating stability

noun

Heavy matter such as sand, stone, or water that is used at the bottom of a ship or a hot-air balloon to make it heavier, or the small stones on which railways and roads are made

Usage examples:

The weed may have been accidentally imported in soil used as ship ballast., a ship sailing with an …

verb

Estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.

Usage examples:

Individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area

verb

To examine or look for the differences between persons or things

Usage examples:

This store’s prices are high compared to what some other stores charge., [ i ] instant coffee doesn…

noun

Something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.

Usage examples:

He is seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work

noun

The combination of payment and other benefits that an employee receives for doing their job

Usage examples:

Annual compensation for our executives includes salary, bonus, and other benefits., poor compensati…

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

noun

A close similarity, connection, or equivalence.

Usage examples:

There is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size…

noun

Letters written from one person to another, or the activity of writing and receiving letters

Usage examples:

She was behind in her correspondence, and had at least six letters to write.

noun

Written communications such as letters and emails

Usage examples:

Keep copies of all correspondence., email/written correspondence, correspondence between sb and sb …

noun

A weight that balances another weight.

Usage examples:

The trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads

verb

(of a weight) balance (another weight).

Usage examples:

The sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest

verb

To have an equal but opposite effect on something in a positive way, so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic

Usage examples:

Investment in forestry projects is intended to counterbalance the effects of carbon emissions., sho…

noun

A second check for security or accuracy.

Usage examples:

They're very interested in maintaining the appropriate levels of checks and counterchecks in the bu…

verb

Stop (something) by acting to cancel or counteract it.

Usage examples:

His majesty with his own hand wrote to countercheck his former warrant

noun

Another term for counterbalance.

Usage examples:

The scales have a series of counterweights that slide along a calibrated beam

noun

A weight that is as heavy as something else, so that the two objects can balance

noun

The doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Usage examples:

The concept of egalitarianism was expressed in housing through uniformity, regardless of individual…

noun

The belief in or practising of egalitarian principles (= the idea that all people should have the same rights and opportunities)

Usage examples:

She has long loved the egalitarianism of life at sea., companies in silicon valley are supposedly c…

noun

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.

Usage examples:

An organization aiming to promote racial equality

noun

The right of different groups of people to receive the same treatment

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Racial equality

noun

A situation in which men and women, people of different races, religions, etc. are all treated fairly and have the same opportunities

Usage examples:

She works as an adviser on equality and diversity at the institute of personnel and development., w…

noun

A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.

Usage examples:

The task is the maintenance of social equilibrium

noun

A state of balance

Usage examples:

He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices, production, an…

noun

A situation in which an economy is balanced and not experiencing large changes, for example when the number of goods that people want to buy is similar to the number of goods being offered

Usage examples:

Equilibrium between sth and sth raising the prices we charge the consumer would enable us to raise …

noun

Balance of forces or interests.

Usage examples:

This temporary equipoise of power

verb

Balance or counterbalance (something).

Usage examples:

As a piece of language it is as delicately equipoised as any

noun

A situation in which things are perfectly balanced

Usage examples:

There is in the artist's landscapes a delicate equipoise between the natural and the man-made., if …

noun

The quality of being fair and impartial.

Usage examples:

Equity of treatment

noun

The money value of a property or business after debts have been subtracted

Usage examples:

[ u ] how much equity do you have in your home?

noun

The capital that a company gets from selling its shares rather than borrowing money

Usage examples:

Many internet firms have financed themselves with equity., nearly 329 million shares, or 18% of the…

noun

The condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc.

Usage examples:

Knowledge of equivalence of units is required

verb

Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.

Usage examples:

The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy

noun

An approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Usage examples:

At a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used

verb

Judge tentatively

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

noun

Impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination.

Usage examples:

Part of my role is to ensure fairness to all parties

noun

The quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable

Usage examples:

In all fairness, she deserves the award.

noun

A secure grip with one's feet.

Usage examples:

He suddenly lost his footing

verb

Cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot.

Usage examples:

The rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp

noun

A firm position of the feet

Usage examples:

He lost his footing and tumbled into the water., both sides need to begin negotiations on equal foo…

noun

Equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness.

Usage examples:

Entries had to be submitted under a pseudonym to ensure impartiality in the judging process

noun

The fact of not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument

Usage examples:

The state must ensure the independence and impartiality of the justice system., he is often chosen …

noun

Just behaviour or treatment.

Usage examples:

A concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people

noun

The condition of being morally correct or fair

Usage examples:

He accused the police of false arrest and demanded justice., the criminal justice system, a justice…

noun

The system of laws within a country or state by which people are judged and punished

Usage examples:

The decision was welcomed as a great day for the british justice system., prosecutors alleged that …

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

Something put on a scale to make up the required weight.

Usage examples:

I've got my little bag of foreign coins out as a makeweight, so let's see…

noun

Something or someone, without much value of its own, that is added so that there is the correct amount or number

Usage examples:

She may be the youngest member of the team, but she's no makeweight.

noun

The state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay.

Usage examples:

Parity of incomes between rural workers and those in industrial occupations

noun

The fact or condition of having borne children.

Usage examples:

The relationship between breast cancer and parity was investigated

noun

Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

Usage examples:

Poise and good deportment can be cultivated

verb

Be or cause to be balanced or suspended.

Usage examples:

He poised motionless on his toes

noun

A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position.

Usage examples:

He looked around for a prop to pin the door open

verb

Support or keep in position.

Usage examples:

She propped her chin in the palm of her right hand

noun

A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.

Usage examples:

The exhibition features props and costumes from the show's incredible 49-year history

verb

Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Usage examples:

Offenders should recompense their victims

noun

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.

Usage examples:

Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs

noun

Payment given to someone for an injury suffered, or for the loss of or damage to property

Usage examples:

The government seized the land without recompense to the owners.

noun

The state or fact of being similar.

Usage examples:

The similarity of symptoms makes them hard to diagnose

noun

The state of being stable.

Usage examples:

There are fears for the political stability of the area

noun

The state of being firmly fixed or not likely to move or change

Usage examples:

Economic and political stability, i’m worried about his mental stability.

noun

A situation in which something such as an economy, company, or system can continue in a regular and successful way without unexpected changes

Usage examples:

There are fears over the stability of the banking system., economic/political/financial stability, …

verb

Make or become unlikely to give way or overturn.

Usage examples:

The craft was stabilized by throwing out the remaining ballast

noun

A thing used to keep something steady or stable.

Usage examples:

He said i could ask the doctor about taking a new mood stabilizer.

noun

Something that helps keep an economy, market, etc. stable, so that it does not change unexpectedly

Usage examples:

The behavior of the market is an automatic stabilizer for the economy., lead is sometimes added to …

noun

The quality not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

I admire the steadiness of her hands

noun

Behaviour that is reasonable and shows good judgment, so that people trust you

Usage examples:

Strength, steadiness, and sang-froid are essential traits for a president., he displayed steadiness…

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Usage examples:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Usage examples:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

noun

The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.

Usage examples:

This series has a line of symmetry through its centre

noun

The quality of having parts on either side or half that match each other, esp. in an attractive way, or are the same size or shape

Usage examples:

Many types of triangles are symmetrical.

noun

The quality or state of being uniform.

Usage examples:

An attempt to impose administrative and cultural uniformity

verb

Find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.

Usage examples:

Weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet

verb

Have a certain heft

verb

To be pulled toward the earth with a particular force that can be measured, or to measure this force in an object; to show an amount of weight

Usage examples:

[ l ] the baby weighed six pounds, ten ounces at birth., [ l ] this table weighs a lot., [ t ] she …

phrasal verb

Carefully assess someone or something.

Usage examples:

You'll have to weigh up the risks for yourself

phrasal verb

To think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision

Usage examples:

Regulators are weighing up whether to allow the merger to go ahead.

noun

A machine for weighing vehicles, set into the ground to be driven on to.

Usage examples:

The driver of the skip wagon told police he had waited several minutes while another vehicle left t…

noun

A machine for weighing a vehicle and the goods that it is carrying, that you drive the vehicle onto