Question 1 · Quick check
balance
CEFRB1
/ˈbæləns/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A steady position without falling.
- 02
noun
The amount of money in an account.
Examples
How long can you balance on one leg?
It took me several days to balance the company books.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsMental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
More examples
In contextThe balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.
The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”). Displaced the word — Old English wǣġ akin to Modern English: wey from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales; weight”).