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lose
Verb
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When you lose something, you don't know where it is.
The boy lost his book some place between home and school.
The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.
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In games, you lose when others do better than you.
He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.
balance
Noun
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If something is in balance, it has equal amounts all around.
She was walking on a thin line, but lost her balance and fell down.
This plan has a good balance of new and old ideas.
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The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in the account.
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A type of scale where there are two parts.
balance
Verb
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If you balance something, you make it have equal amounts all around.
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.