To me, a balance, is an amount in excess, like when a customer gives a deposite on some stuff they want to buy, they have to clear the balance when they come back to pick up that stuff... :D
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 4, page 862Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 4, page 862 (printed 13 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.