difference vs balance

balance vs difference

difference and balance both are nouns.

difference is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
difference	Yes	No	No	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, balance is a hyponym of difference; that is, balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than difference:

difference: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
balance: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

Other hyponyms of difference include denivelation, solvency margin.

difference (noun)	balance (noun)
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
a disagreement or argument about something important	a weight that balances another weight
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	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
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
a significant change	(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

difference (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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