balance of trade vs balance

balance vs balance of trade

balance of trade and balance both are nouns.

balance of trade is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balance of trade	Yes	No	No	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

balance of trade: the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
balance: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

balance of trade (noun)	balance (noun)
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise	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 of trade (verb)	balance (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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