Balance
(n.) An apparatus for weighing. |
Balance
(n.) Act of weighing mentally |
Balance
(n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales. |
Balance
(n.) The state of being in equipoise |
Balance
(n.) An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account |
Balance
(n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary). |
Balance
(n.) The constellation Libra. |
Balance
(n.) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September. |
Balance
(n.) A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S. |
Balance
(n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights |
Balance
(n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling |
Balance
(n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion |
Balance
(n.) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc. |
Balance
(n.) To settle and adjust, as an account |
Balance
(n.) To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal |
Balance
(n.) To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits |
Balance
(n.) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally |
Balance
(n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass |
Balance
(v. i.) To have equal weight on each side |
Balance
(v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force |
Balance
(v. i.) To move toward a person or couple, and then back. |
Balance wheel
() A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel
() A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel
() A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Credit
(n.) Reliance on the truth of something said or done |
Credit
(n.) Reputation derived from the confidence of others |
Credit
(n.) A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence |
Credit
(n.) That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem |
Credit
(n.) Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or favor of others |
Credit
(n.) Trust given or received |
Credit
(n.) The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust |
Credit
(n.) The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account |
Credit
(v. t.) To confide in the truth of |
Credit
(v. t.) To bring honor or repute upon |
Credit
(v. t.) To enter upon the credit side of an account |
Credit foncier
() A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities. |
Credit mobilier
() A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the credit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed. |
Remaining
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remain |
| credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit
course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour
credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
analytical balance
chemical balance | a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis |
| balance | a scale for weighing, depends on pull of gravity |
balance beam
beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
balance wheel
balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
| beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
counterweight
counterbalance
counterpoise
balance equalizer
equaliser | a weight that balances another weight |
| electronic balance | a balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan |
spring balance
spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
| torsion balance | measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire |
symmetry
symmetricalness
correspondence balance | (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation, exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane |
proportion proportionality
balance | harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design), in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin |
equilibrium
labyrinthine sense
vestibular sense
sense of balance
sense of equilibrium | a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head |
credit rating
credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
| credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
| credit | an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work, the credits were given at the end of the film |
by-line
credit line | a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article |
| credit application | an application for a line of credit |
credit order
bill-me order | an order that is received without payment, requires billing at a later date |
| full faith and credit | a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt, usually issued by the United States Treasury |
recognition
credit | approval, give her recognition for trying, he was given credit for his work, give her credit for trying |
citation cite
acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
| photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph |
| credit union | a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings |
| credit bureau | a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee |
commercial finance company
commercial credit company | a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers |
Farm Credit System
FCS | a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses, originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers |
Libra
Libra the Balance
Balance
Libra the Scales | the seventh sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about September to October |
Libra
Balance | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra |
| credit analyst | an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness |
credit
deferred payment | arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services |
| consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
home loan
home equity credit
home equity loan
equity credit line | a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home |
installment credit
installment loan | a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments |
open-end credit
revolving credit
charge account credit | a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
credit account
charge account
open account | credit extended by a business to a customer |
credit card
charge card
charge plate
plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
| credit | money available for a client to borrow |
| tax credit | a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) |
| export credit | a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation |
| import credit | credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw |
credit line
line of credit
bank line
line
personal credit line
personal line of credit | the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |
| commercial credit | credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes |
| letter of credit | a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft, substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit |
| commercial letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes |
traveler's letter of credit
traveller's letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a traveler |
overdraft credit
check overdraft credit | credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts |
| balance sheet | a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets |