"Balance" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

The amount remaining due from one person to another on a settlement of the accounts lnvolvlng their mutual deal-lngs; the dlfference between the two sides (debit and credit) of an account

The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even
adjustment; steadiness.

The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the
sun enters at the equinox in September.

Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.

Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.

To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to
counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.

To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by
adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.

To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;
as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a
tight rope.

An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an
account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess
on either side; as, the balance of an account.

To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to
estimate.

To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to
balance the boom mainsail.

The constellation Libra.

To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account
equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the
account.

An apparatus for weighing.

A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S.

To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal
force; to waver; to hesitate.

To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of
the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a
set of books.

To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to
balance partners.

To move toward a person or couple, and then back.

To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts
equal by paying the difference between them.

A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance
wheel (in the Vocabulary).

To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise;
as, the scales balance.