set off vs balance

balance vs set off

set off is not a noun while balance is a noun.

set off and balance both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

set off: make up for
balance: bring into balance or equilibrium

Other hypernyms of set off include equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize.

set off (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

set off (verb)	balance (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	hold or carry in equilibrium
set in motion or cause to begin	compute credits and debits of an account
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	bring into balance or equilibrium
provoke or stir up	be in equilibrium
put in motion or move to act
depart for someplace
make up for

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