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carry-over vs balance

balance vs carry-over

carry-over and balance both are nouns.

carry-over is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carry-over Yes No No No
balance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, balance is a hypernym of carry-over; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than carry-over:
  • carry-over: the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
  • balance: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
carry-over (noun) balance (noun)
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves 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
carry-over (verb) balance (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium
compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between carry-over and balance

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