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balance vs trial balance

trial balance vs balance

balance and trial balance both are nouns.

balance is a verb but trial balance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
trial balance Yes No No No
As nouns, trial balance is a hyponym of balance; that is, trial balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than balance:
  • balance: equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • trial balance: a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
balance (noun) trial balance (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
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) trial 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 trial balance

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