موازنه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوَازَنَة (muwāzana, balancing; equilibrium), verbal noun of وَازَنَ (wāzana, to balance, counterbalance, be equal in weight).

Noun

موازنه • (muvâzene) (definite accusative موازنه‌یی (muvâzeneyi), plural موازنه‌لر (muvâzeneler))

  1. equilibrium, balance, poise, stability, a state or condition of a system in which opposing forces harmonise
    Synonyms: اعتدال (i’tidâl), دنك (denk)
  2. balancing, counterbalancing, equilibration, an action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
  3. (accounting) balance, the difference between the debit entries and the credit entries entered into an account

Derived terms

  • موازنه اجمالیه (muvâzene-i icmâliye, short budget)
  • موازنه ایتمك (muvâzene etmek, to balance)
  • موازنه دفتری (muvâzene defteri, balance sheet)
  • موازنه دولیه (muvâzene-i düveliye, international balance)
  • موازنه عمومیه (muvâzene-i ʼumumiye, general budget)
  • موازنه مالیه (muvâzene-i mâliye, balance sheet)
  • موازنه‌لی (muvâzeneli, balanced)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muvazene

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