offset

  • 21offset — (del inglés; pronunciamos ófset ) sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Área: artes gráficas Procedimiento de impresión en el cual el molde o plancha imprime sobre un rodillo de caucho, y éste sobre el papel. 2. Área: artes gráficas Máquina que… …

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  • 22offset — (Voz ingl.). 1. m. Impr. Procedimiento de impresión en el que la imagen entintada es traspasada a un rodillo de caucho que, a su vez, la imprime en el papel. 2. Impr. Máquina que imprime por este procedimiento …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 23Offset — The term offset may refer to: Carbon offset, a financial instrument aimed at a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions Offset agreement, trade practice in Aerospace and Defense Industry Offset (computer science), a number indicating the distance… …

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  • 24Offset — Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. Related: liquidation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. offset off‧set 1 [ˈɒfset, ˌɒfˈset ǁ ˈɒːfset, ˌɒːfˈset] verb offset PTandPP offsett …

    Financial and business terms

  • 25offset — Taking a second futures or options position opposite to the initial or opening position. Selling (or purchasing) futures contracts of the same delivery month purchased (or sold) during an earlier transaction or making (or taking) delivery of the… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 26offset — n., adj. /awf set , of /; v. /awf set , of /, n., adj., v., offset, offsetting. n. 1. something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 2. the start, beginning, or outset. 3. a short lateral… …

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  • 27offset — 01. My lack of skill in playing squash is somewhat [offset] by my speed and effort in the game. 02. We had to lay off some staff to [offset] the increase in fuel costs. 03. The airport has instituted a special tax to [offset] the cost of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 28offset — I UK [ˈɒfˌset] / US [ˌɔfˈset] / US [ˈɔfˌset] verb [transitive] Word forms offset : present tense I/you/we/they offset he/she/it offsets present participle offsetting past tense offset past participle offset * [often passive] to balance the effect …

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  • 29offset — verb (offset, offsetting) –verb (t) /ˈɒfsɛt / (say ofset), /ɒfˈsɛt / (say of set) 1. to balance by something else as an equivalent: to offset one thing by another. 2. to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: the gains offset the… …

  • 30offset — [1] Something set at an angle or to one side. [2] See scrub radius. [3] The distance between the centerline of the rim and the attachment face of the wheel disc at the wheel hub; this dimension can either be positive, negative, or zero. An… …

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