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: something that remains or is left over : remainder We planned to stay there for the balance of the summer. Although the beginning is funny, the balance of the book is very serious.
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balanceplay
: 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
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