balance

Noun

Singular balance

Plural balances

1. (uncountable) If something is in balance, it is has equal amounts all around. <> zame, yi tangaɗi, abu mai gwargwado.

   She was walking on a thin line, but lost her balance and fell down. <> Da tana tafiya daidai, amma ta zame.

   This plan has a good balance of new and old ideas.

2. (countable & uncountable) The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in the account. <> (amount outstanding) ciko m. balas m
   • Synonym: allowance

   I'll pay you ₦10 today and the balance next week <> Na biya ka naira goma yau, in kuma baka cikon mako mai zuwa.

3. A type of scale where there are two parts. <> ma'auni m, sikeli m mai kashi biyu
4. (surplus) rara

   a favorable balance of payments <> rarar ciniki

Synonyms

• rest
• stability

Related words

• imbalance

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) balance

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) balances

Past tense (ya wuce) balanced

Past participle (ya wuce) balanced

Present participle (ana cikin yi) balancing

Hausa Fulani women balancing buckets on their heads.

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you balance something, you make it have equal amounts all around. <> ɗigirgire, daidaita

   The bird balanced easily on the wire for a few moments before flying off.

   A good manager has to balance the costs and benefits of doing business.

Synonyms

• consider
• compare
• settle
• assess
• evaluate

Related words

• unbalanced
• unbalance

Google translation of balance

1. (verb) auna <> measure, balance, weigh, point;
2. (noun) daidaituwa <> coincidence, balance, coordination, unification, accuracy, correspondence; ma'auni <> balance, gauge;