offset
US /ˈɔ:fset/
・UK /ˈɒfset/
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noun
- Compensation or counterbalance
- The distance from a starting point, especially in computer programming.
- A payment or action that compensates for carbon dioxide emissions.
- A printing technique in which the image is transferred to a rubber surface and then to paper.
verb
- To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
- To counterbalance or counteract something.
adjective
- (Of printing) using inked plates
Examples
Your donations to charity can be offset against tax.
The money will help offset big medical bills.