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balances
noun(bal-ance)
physical equilibrium
balances
noun(bal-ance)
the ability to retain one's balance
balances
noun(bal-ance)
stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis
balances
verb(bal-ance)
to poise or arrange in or as if in balance
balances
verb(bal-ance)
to bring into harmony or proportion
balances
verb(bal-ance)
to bring to a state or position of balance
balances
plural noun(bal-ance)
a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power
balances
noun phrase(bal-ance)
a summary of the international transactions of a country or region over a period of time including commodity and service transactions, capital transactions, and gold movements
balances
noun phrase(bal-ance)
an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another
balances
noun phrase(bal-ance)
the difference in value over a period of time between a country's imports and exports
balances
noun(bal-ance)
the difference between nitrogen intake and nitrogen loss in the body or the soil
balances
noun(bal-ance)
a balance having a platform on which objects are weighed —called also platform scale
balances
noun(bal-ance)
a list of the debit and credit balances of accounts in a double-entry ledger at a given date prepared primarily to test their equality
balances
noun(bal-ance)
the ratio between the water assimilated into the body and that lost from the body; also : the condition of the body when this ratio approximates equilibrium

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