BALANCE balance, vb.
1. To compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account) (the accountant balanced the company’s books).
2. To equalize in number, force, or effect; to bring into proportion (the company tried to balance the ratio of mid-level managers to assembly-line workers).
3. To measure competing interests and offset them appropriately (the judge balanced the equities before granting the motion). — balance, n.