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balance vs offsetting balance

offsetting balance vs balance

balance and offsetting balance both are nouns.

balance is a verb but offsetting balance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
offsetting balance Yes No No No
As nouns, offsetting balance is a hyponym of balance; that is, offsetting balance 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
  • offsetting balance: a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank
balance (noun) offsetting balance (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank
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) offsetting balance (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 offsetting balance

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