Meaning

noun a state of equilibrium

noun equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin lanx Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”). Displaced the word —…

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