Слово англійською: balance
Дієслово
Переклад balance українською: балансува́ти, визначати, нейтралізувати, підраховувати, обдумувати, вагатися, компенсувати
Детальний опис
keep steady
- [intransitive, transitive] to put your body or something else into a position where it is steady and does not fall
- balance on something How long can you balance on one leg?
- balance something on something Her laptop was precariously balanced on top of a pile of books.
- She balanced the cup on her knee.
- He balanced the glasses carefully on the tray.
be/keep equal
- [transitive] balance A with/and B to give equal importance to two things or parts of something which are very different
- They try to balance the needs of their children with those of their employers.
- The song perfectly balances melody and rhythm.
- [intransitive, transitive] to be equal in value, amount, etc. to something else that has the opposite effect synonym offset
- balance out The good and bad effects of any decision will usually balance out.
- balance something out This year's profits will balance out our previous losses.
- be balanced by something His lack of experience was balanced by a willingness to learn.
compare
- [transitive] balance A against B to compare the relative importance of two things which are different
- The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.
- We have to balance the risks of the new strategy against the possible benefits.
money
- [transitive] balance something to manage finances so that the money spent is equal to the money received; to show this in the accounts
- In order to balance the budget severe spending cuts had to be made.
- The law requires the council to balance its books each year.
- [intransitive] (of an account) to have an equal amount of money spent and money received
- I tried to work out why the books wouldn't balance.
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense 5 of the noun): from Old French balance (noun), balancer (verb), based on late Latin (libra) bilanx ‘(balance) having two scale pans’, from bi- ‘twice, having two’ + lanx ‘scale pan’.