(law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.

plural of balance beam

plural of balance wheel

The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.

(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of check and balance

The net balance of the combination of the current account and the capital account in a balance of payments.

(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics. / (gymnastics) A gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.

The amount by which a current account is in credit or deficit.

plural of balance sheet