offset vs balance

offset and balance both are nouns.

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

As verbs, balance is a hypernym of offset; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than offset:

Other hypernyms of offset include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.

As verbs, balance is a hypernym of offset; that is, balance is a word with a broader meaning than offset:

Other hypernyms of offset include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.

offset (noun)	balance (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper	a weight that balances another weight
a natural consequence of development	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
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
a compensating equivalent	(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
the time at which something is supposed to begin	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

offset (verb)	balance (verb)
produce by offset printing	hold or carry in equilibrium
create an offset in	compute credits and debits of an account
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface	bring into balance or equilibrium
make up for	be in equilibrium
compensate for or counterbalance