balance vs set off

set off vs balance

balance is a noun but set off is not a noun.

balance and set off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No
set off	No	No	Yes	No

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

balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
set off: make up for

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

balance (noun)	set off (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)	set off (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
compute credits and debits of an account	set in motion or cause to begin
bring into balance or equilibrium	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
be in equilibrium	provoke or stir up
	put in motion or move to act
	depart for someplace
	make up for

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