Balance vs. Order — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Balance and Order
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Balance
See Libra.
Order
The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method
I filed the cards in alphabetical order
Balance
A weighing device, especially one consisting of a rigid beam horizontally suspended by a low-friction support at its center, with identical weighing pans hung at either end, one of which holds an unknown weight while the effective weight in the other is increased by known amounts until the beam is level and motionless. Also called scale.
Order
An authoritative command or instruction
He was not going to take orders from a mere administrator
The skipper gave the order to abandon ship
Balance
A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
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Order
A particular social, political, or economic system
They were dedicated to overthrowing the established order
Balance
The power or means to decide
Matters that fell outside the judge's balance.
Order
A society of monks, nuns, or friars living under the same religious, moral, and social regulations and discipline
The Franciscan Order
Balance
A state of bodily equilibrium
Thrown off balance by a gust of wind.
Order
The quality or nature of something
Poetry of the highest order
Balance
The ability to maintain bodily equilibrium
Gymnasts must have good balance.
Order
A principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family
The higher orders of insects
Balance
A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements, as in a design.
Order
Any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns and the style of their decoration.
Balance
An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
Order
Equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type
The platoon changed from drill order into PT kit
Balance
The difference in magnitude between opposing forces or influences.
Order
The degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number.
Balance
Equality of totals in the debit and credit sides of an account.
Order
Give an authoritative instruction to do something
The judge ordered a retrial
She ordered me to leave
‘Stop frowning,’ he ordered
He ordered that the ship be abandoned
Balance
The difference between such totals, either on the credit or the debit side.
Order
Request (something) to be made, supplied, or served
My mate ordered the tickets last week
I asked the security guard to order me a taxi
Are you ready to order, sir?
Balance
Something that is left over; a remainder.
Order
Arrange (something) in a methodical way
Her normally well-ordered life
All entries are ordered by date
Balance
(Chemistry) Equality of mass and net electric charge of reacting species on each side of an equation.
Order
A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
Balance
(Mathematics) Equality with respect to the net number of reduced symbolic quantities on each side of an equation.
Order
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved
Checked to see that the shipping department was in order.
Balance
A balance wheel.
Order
Condition or state in general
The escalator is in good working order.
Balance
To determine the weight of (something) in a weighing device.
Order
The established system of social organization
"Every revolution exaggerates the evils of the old order" (C. Wright Mills).
Balance
To consider and compare or assess
Balanced the pros and cons before making a choice.
Order
A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority
Finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.
Balance
To bring into or maintain in a state of equilibrium.
Order
A sequence or arrangement of successive things
Changed the order of the files.
Balance
To act as an equalizing weight or force to; counterbalance.
Order
The prescribed form or customary procedure, as in a meeting or court of law
The bailiff called the court to order.
Balance
To compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account).
Order
An authoritative indication to be obeyed; a command or direction.
Balance
To reconcile or equalize the sums of the debits and credits of (an account).
Order
A command given by a superior military officer requiring obedience, as in the execution of a task.
Balance
To settle (an account, for example) by paying what is owed.
Order
Orders Formal written instructions to report for military duty at a specified time and place.
Balance
To bring into or keep in equal or satisfying proportion or harmony.
Order
A commission or instruction to buy, sell, or supply something.
Balance
Mathematics & Chemistry To bring (an equation) into balance.
Order
That which is supplied, bought, or sold.
Balance
To move toward and then away from (a dance partner).
Order
A request made by a customer at a restaurant for a portion of food.
Balance
To be in or come into equilibrium.
Order
The food requested.
Balance
To be equal or equivalent.
Order
(Law) A directive or command of a court.
Balance
To sway or waver as if losing or regaining equilibrium.
Order
Any of several grades of the Christian ministry
The order of priesthood.
Balance
To move toward and then away from a dance partner.
Order
Often orders The rank of an ordained Christian minister or priest.
Balance
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
Order
Often orders The sacrament or rite of ordination.
Balance
(uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
Order
Any of the nine grades or choirs of angels.
Balance
Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah
Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.
Order
A group of persons living under a religious rule
Order of Saint Benedict.
Balance
A pair of scales.
Order
An organization of people united by a common fraternal bond or social aim.
Balance
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
Order
A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia
The Order of the Garter.
Balance
(uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.
I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead.
Order
The insignia worn by such people.
Balance
(uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
Order
Often orders A social class
The lower orders.
Balance
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
Order
A class defined by the common attributes of its members; a kind.
Balance
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.
Order
Degree of quality or importance; rank
Poetry of a high order.
Balance
(watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
Order
Any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column and entablature employed. Of the five generally accepted classical orders, the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders are Greek and the Tuscan and Composite orders are Roman.
Balance
The remainder.
The balance of the agreement remains in effect.
The invoice said he had only paid $50. The balance was $220.
Order
A style of building
A cathedral of the Gothic order.
Balance
Libra.
Order
(Biology) A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
Balance
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
Order
The sum of the exponents to which the variables in a term are raised; degree.
Balance
To make (concepts) agree.
Order
An indicated number of successive differentiations to be performed.
Balance
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton.
Order
The number of elements in a finite group.
Balance
(transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
Order
The number of rows or columns in a determinant or matrix.
Balance
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
To balance partners
Order
To issue a command or instruction to
Ordered the sailors to stow their gear.
Balance
(nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
To balance the boom mainsail
Order
To direct to proceed as specified
Ordered the intruders off the property.
Balance
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
This final payment, or credit, balances the account.
To balance a set of books
Order
To give a command or instruction for
The judge ordered a recount of the ballots.
Balance
(intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
Order
To request to be supplied with
Order eggs and bacon for breakfast.
Balance
(intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
Order
To put into a methodical, systematic arrangement
Ordered the books on the shelf.
Balance
To weigh in a balance.
Order
To predestine; ordain.
Balance
To hesitate or fluctuate.
Order
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
Balance
An apparatus for weighing.
Order
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
Put the children in age order
It's arranged in order of frequency
Balance
Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
A fair balance of the advantages on either side.
Order
(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
Balance
Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
Order
(uncountable) The state of being well arranged.
The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
Balance
The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness.
And hung a bottle on each sideTo make his balance true.
The order and balance of the country were destroyed.
English workmen completely lose their balance.
Order
(countable) Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
To preserve order in a community or an assembly
Order in the court!
Balance
An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; - also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account.
I still think the balance of probabilities leans towards the account given in the text.
Order
(countable) A command.
Give an order
His inability to follow orders
Balance
A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary).
Order
(countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.
Make an order
Receive an online order for the new range of sunglasses
Balance
The constellation Libra.
Order
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.
St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.
Balance
To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
Order
(countable) An association of knights.
The Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
Balance
To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope.
Order
Any group of people with common interests.
Balance
To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.
One expression . . . must check and balance another.
Order
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.
Balance
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
Balance the good and evil of things.
Order
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.
The magnolia and nutmeg families belong to the order Magnoliales.
Balance
To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them.
I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power to balance accounts with my Maker.
Order
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.
The higher or lower orders of society
Talent of a high order
Balance
To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; - said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account.
Order
(Christianity) An ecclesiastical rank or position, usually for the sake of ministry, when plural holy orders.
There have been many major and minor orders in the history of Christianity: the order of virgins, of deacons, priests, lectors, acolytes, porters, catechists, widows, etc.
To take orders or holy orders means to be ordained a deacon or priest
Balance
To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books.
Order
(architecture) The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (since the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural design.
Balance
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners.
Order
(cricket) The sequence in which a side’s batsmen bat; the batting order.
Balance
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail.
Order
(electronics) A power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
A 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
Balance
To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.
Order
(chemistry) The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
Balance
To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice.
Order
(set theory) The cardinality, or number of elements in a set, group, or other structure regardable as a set.
Balance
To move toward a person or couple, and then back.
Order
For given group G and element g ∈ G, the smallest positive natural number n, if it exists, such that (using multiplicative notation), gn = e, where e is the identity element of G; if no such number exists, the element is said to be of infinite order (or sometimes zero order).
Balance
A state of equilibrium
Order
(graph theory) The number of vertices in a graph.
Balance
A scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
Order
(order theory) A partially ordered set.
Balance
Equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
Order
(order theory) The relation on a partially ordered set that determines that it is, in fact, a partially ordered set.
Balance
Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);
In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance
Order
(algebra) The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.
A quadratic polynomial, is said to be of order (or degree) 2.
Balance
Equality of distribution
Order
(finance) A written direction to furnish someone with money or property; compare money order, postal order.
Balance
Something left after other parts have been taken away;
There was no remainder
He threw away the rest
He took what he wanted and I got the balance
Order
(transitive) To set in some sort of order.
We need to order them alphabetically.
Balance
The difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
Order
(transitive) To arrange, set in proper order.
The books in the shelf need ordering.
Balance
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
Order
(transitive) To issue a command to.
To order troops to advance
He ordered me to leave.
I hate being ordered around by my co-workers.
Balance
The seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
Order
(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
You can now order most products to be delivered to your home.
To order groceries
To order food from a restaurant
Balance
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Order
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
Balance
An equivalent counterbalancing weight
Order
Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system
The side chambers were . . . thirty in order.
Bright-harnessed angels sit in order serviceable.
Good order is the foundation of all good things.
Balance
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
Order
Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
Balance
Bring into balance or equilibrium;
She has to balance work and her domestic duties
Balance the two weights
Order
The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion.
And, pregnant with his grander thought,Brought the old order into doubt.
Balance
Compute credits and debits of an account
Order
Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly.
Balance
Hold or carry in equilibrium
Order
That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and orders of the senate.
The church hath authority to establish that for an order at one time which at another time it may abolish.
Balance
Be in equilibrium;
He was balancing on one foot
Order
A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.
Upon this new fright, an order was made by both houses for disarming all the papists in England.
Order
Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, orders for blankets are large.
In those days were pit orders - beshrew the uncomfortable manager who abolished them.
Order
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower orders of society; talent of a high order.
They are in equal order to their several ends.
Various orders various ensigns bear.
Which, to his order of mind, must have seemed little short of crime.
Order
A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order.
Find a barefoot brother out,One of our order, to associate me.
The venerable order of the Knights Templars.
Order
An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; - often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.
Order
The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing.
Order
An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.
Order
The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.
Order
Rank; degree; thus, the order of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation.
Whiles I take order for mine own affairs.
Order
To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
To him that ordereth his conversation aright.
Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
Order
To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.
Order
To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.
Order
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
Persons presented to be ordered deacons.
Order
To give orders; to issue commands.
Order
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed;
The British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London
Order
A degree in a continuum of size or quantity;
It was on the order of a mile
An explosion of a low order of magnitude
Order
Established customary state (especially of society);
Order ruled in the streets
Law and order
Order
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
Order
A condition of regular or proper arrangement;
He put his desk in order
The machine is now in working order
Order
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);
A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
Order
A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities;
IBM received an order for a hundred computers
Order
A formal association of people with similar interests;
He joined a golf club
They formed a small lunch society
Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
Order
A body of rules followed by an assembly
Order
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy;
Theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order
Order
A group of person living under a religious rule;
The order of Saint Benedict
Order
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
Order
A request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.);
I gave the waiter my order
Order
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
Order
Putting in order;
There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
Order
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
I said to him to go home
She ordered him to do the shopping
The mother told the child to get dressed
Order
Make a request for something;
Order me some flowers
Order a work stoppage
Order
Issue commands or orders for
Order
Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations;
We cannot regulate the way people dress
This town likes to regulate
Order
Bring order to or into;
Order these files
Order
Place in a certain order;
Order these files
Order
Appoint to a clerical posts;
He was ordained in the Church
Order
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.;
Arrange my schedule
Set up one's life
I put these memories with those of bygone times
Order
Assign a rank or rating to;
How would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
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