offset

US /ˈɔ:fset/

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UK /ˈɒfset/

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v.t.Transitive VerbTo compensate for or counterbalance the effect of

I know you do not have enough money; I will offset the bill so you can pay it

n.NounCompensation or counterbalance

The offset for our debts will come when we make more money

adj.Adjective(Of printing) using inked plates

Is this an offset printer?

n.NounA printing technique in which the image is transferred to a rubber surface and then to paper.

This book was produced using offset lithography.

n.NounThe distance from a central point or line.

The wheel has an offset of 40mm.

n.NounA payment intended to compensate for carbon emissions.

The company offered carbon offsets to customers.

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If interest rates go up a lot, then they're in trouble because the cost of money's gonna be too high to more than offset with the merchant discount rate.
If interest rates go up a lot, then they're in trouble because the cost of money's gonna be too high to more than offset with the merchant discount rate.
to more than offset with the merchant discount rate.
to more than offset with the merchant discount rate.

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with the cream in the middle. Pour the cheesecake filling into the cake tin and use an offset
with the cream in the middle. Pour the cheesecake filling into the cake tin and use an offset

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just because I needed something fitted to offset the bulkiness of the coat.
just because I needed something fitted to offset the bulkiness of the coat.

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Like, there's an expectation to use them from the offset.
Like, there's an expectation to use them from the offset.

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We have 'prolong', 'offset' and 'tweaks'.
We have 'prolong', 'offset' and 'tweaks'.
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60%
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60%

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you could potentially offset the amount of circadian disruption
you could potentially offset the amount of circadian disruption

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A Tyson Foods executive claimed that price increases for beef "more than offset the higher costs".
A Tyson Foods executive claimed that price increases for beef "more than offset the higher costs".
Price increases for beef "more than offset the higher costs."
Price increases for beef "more than offset the higher costs."

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It has the largest damper ball in the world, suspended from the 92nd to the 87th floor that sways to offset movements caused by strong winds and earthquakes.
It has the largest damper ball in the world, suspended from the 92nd to the 87th floor that sways to offset movements caused by strong winds and earthquakes.
to offset movements caused by strong winds and earthquakes.
to offset movements caused by strong winds and earthquakes.

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Time, or UTC, which is an offset of the Prime Meridian.
Time, or UTC, which is an offset of the Prime Meridian.
Australia has 8 official time zones, and 4 of them are an offset to the nearest half hour.
Australia has 8 official time zones, and 4 of them are an offset to the nearest half hour.