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balance vs carry-over

carry-over vs balance

balance and carry-over both are nouns.

balance is a verb but carry-over is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
carry-over Yes No No No
As nouns, carry-over is a hyponym of balance; that is, carry-over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balance:
  • balance: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • carry-over: the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
balance (noun) carry-over (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
a weight that balances another weight the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
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
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
something left after other parts have been taken away
equality of distribution
a state of equilibrium
balance (verb) carry-over (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between balance and carry-over

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