[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/balance.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / balance

[← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/B/)

# balance

«balance» in Mova's school dictionary: **being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (balance, balances); verb (balance, balances, balanced, balancing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Balance is being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m1)

2) A balance is a scale with two pans; when it balances, both sides weigh the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m2)

3) The balance of a bank account is how much money is in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m3)

4) A balance is the right mix: «a balanced diet» has some of each kind of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m4)

5) To balance something is to hold it steady, or make two sides equal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a scale to compare weights (both sides equal, like an equation); also money left in an account after spending or saving. In science: balanced and unbalanced forces; balanced diet. In everyday life and PE: balancing on a beam, riding a bike, a balance bike. Phrases: «keep your balance», «lose your balance», «a balanced diet», «bank balance», «on balance» (thinking of everything).

### examples

- The scale balances with 3 apples on one side and 1 melon on the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x1)
- Her bank balance is 120 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x2)
- After spending 30 dollars, what is the balance? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x3)
- Two boxes balance one bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x4)
- She lost her balance and fell off the beam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x5)
- A balanced diet includes fruit and vegetables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x6)
- Can you balance a book on your head? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x7)
- The forces are balanced, so the box does not move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x8)
- The man then pulled his nose gently, which caused him to lose his balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/#x9)

### note

Stress on the first part: «BAL-ance». Maths: a balance means equal amounts on both sides, like an equation; whatever you add to one side you add to the other. Trap: «balance» of money is what is left, found by adding deposits and taking away spending.

### In the corpora

- [Drunk means so much alcohol that balance, speech and judgement stop working properly; drunk people can fall, fight and act unpredictably.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/13/)
- [Balance means getting each part at the right volume so every part can be heard; being loudest does not make you sound best.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/11/)
- [Orchestras usually seat the quieter strings at the front and the louder brass and percussion at the back, to balance the sound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/12/)
- [Many zoos have stopped tricks like ball balancing and show natural behaviour instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/8/)
- [An animal that keeps a whole habitat in balance, like the sea otter, is called a keystone species.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «balance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.