balance out
Definition of balance out
1 : to make (a different or opposite thing) less powerful, noticeable, etc. : to compensate for Serve black coffee to help balance out the sweetness of the dessert. His quickness will balance out the other fighter's greater strength.
2 : to be or become equal or even The good times and the bad times balanced out
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: an instrument for weighing: such as
: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends
: a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force
: to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account)
: to pay the amount due on : settle
: to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another
: in a direction away from the inside or center
: outside
: from among others
: eject, oust
: to identify publicly as being such secretly
: to identify as being a closet homosexual
: used as a function word to indicate an outward movement
: situated outside : external
: out-of-bounds
: situated at a distance : outlying
: outside
: one who is out of office or power or on the outside
: an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball
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