balance vs make up

make up vs balance

balance is a noun but make up is not a noun.

balance and make up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No
make up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make up is a hyponym of balance; that is, make up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balance:

balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
make up: adjust for

Other hyponyms of balance include complement, compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, cancel, offset, set off, countervail, offset, trim.

balance (noun)	make up (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
a weight that balances another weight
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)	make up (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium	apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
compute credits and debits of an account	put in order or neaten
bring into balance or equilibrium	come to terms
be in equilibrium	concoct something artificial or untrue
	devise or compose
	do or give something to somebody in return
	make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
	form or compose
	adjust for

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