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

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;