American English Dictionary
Definition of “offset”
Word Frequency
offset (ˈɔfˌsɛt
; (for v., usually) ɔfˈsɛt
)
Definitions
noun
- something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur
- anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation
- (rare) outset
- (architecture) a ledge or recess formed in a wall by a reduction in its thickness above
- (botany) a side shoot that takes root and starts a new plant
- (electricity) a branch off a main power line
- (mechanics) a curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction
- (printing)
- offset printing
- an impression made by this process
- an ink smudge transferred from a freshly printed sheet to the one next to it
- (surveying) a short distance measured at right angles from the main line to help in computing the area of an irregular plot of ground
adjective
- of, relating to, or being an offset
- that is offset, off center, or at an angle
transitive verb
Word forms: offˈset, offˈsetting
- to balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
- to make an offset in
- (printing)
- to make (an impression) by offset printing
- to smudge with an offset
intransitive verb
- to come out or develop as an offset
- (printing) to make an offset
Translations for 'offset'
- American English: offset 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 canceled out. offsets, offsettingThe increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.
- Brazilian Portuguese: compensar
- Chinese: 抵消
- European Spanish: contrarrestar
- French: compenser
- German: ausgleichen
- Italian: controbilanciare
- Japanese: 相殺する
- Korean: 상쇄되다
- Portuguese: compensar
- Spanish: contrarrestar
Example Sentences Including 'offset'
And then it was inherited, and in the 1940s somebody needed to offset a big income tax problem.Talking God (1991)
The loss should be offset , however, with the creation of jobs in new fields.Onion (2002)
He says he saves about $56,000 a year, enough to quickly offset his equipment investment of more than $100,000.Seattle Times (2004)
The Legislature gave the board the authority to increase tuition to help offset those operating costs.Seattle Times (2004)
The extra income may be used to purchase goods that provide enough satisfaction to offset the effects of the workers ' lost leisure time.Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
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