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countervail vs balance

balance vs countervail

countervail is not a noun while balance is a noun.

countervail and balance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
countervail No No Yes No
balance Yes No Yes No
As verbs, balance is a hypernym of countervail; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than countervail:
  • countervail: compensate for or counterbalance
  • balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
Other hypernyms of countervail include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.
countervail (noun) balance (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
countervail (verb) balance (verb)
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions hold or carry in equilibrium
compensate for or counterbalance compute credits and debits of an account
bring into balance or equilibrium
be in equilibrium
Difference between countervail and balance

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