Meaning Of The Word Offset

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offset
verb: If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.

offset in American English
of, relating to, or being an offset
something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur
to balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
to come out or develop as an offset
adjective: of, noting, or pertaining to an offset
intransitive verb: to project as an offset or branch
noun: something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent
transitive verb: to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for

offset in British English
noun: something that counterbalances or compensates for something else
verb: to counterbalance or compensate for

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