What is 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 called?
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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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