balance vs difference

difference vs balance

balance and difference both are nouns.

balance is a verb but difference is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No
difference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difference is a hypernym of balance; that is, difference is a word with a broader meaning than balance:

balance: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
difference: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

Other hypernyms of balance include remainder.

balance (noun)	difference (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
a weight that balances another weight	a disagreement or argument about something important
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	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane	a significant change
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)	difference (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium

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