residual vs balance

balance vs residual

residual and balance both are nouns.

residual is an adjective but balance is not an adjective.

residual is not a verb while balance is a verb.

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

As nouns, residual and balance are synonyms defined as:

residual and balance: something left after other parts have been taken away

Other synonyms of residual include remainder, residue, residuum, rest.

residual (noun)	balance (noun)
(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
something left after other parts have been taken away	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

residual (adjective)	balance (adjective)
relating to or indicating a remainder

residual (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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