offset

  • 31offset — verb ADVERB ▪ largely, substantially ▪ The carbon emissions are largely offset by planting trees. ▪ completely, exactly, fully ▪ more than …

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  • 32offset — off|set1 [ˈɔfset, ˌɔfˈset US ˈo:fset, ˌo:fˈset] v past tense and past participle offset present participle offsetting [T] 1.) if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount, the two things have an opposite effect so that the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33offset — 1 verb past tense and past participle offsetpresent participle offsetting (T) 1 if something such as a cost or sum of money offsets another cost, sum etc or is offset against it, it has an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34offset — off•set n., adj. [[t]ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf [/t]] v. [[t]ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf [/t]] n. adj. v. set, set•ting 1) something that compensates for something else 2) the start, beginning, or outset 3) bot a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35offset — I. noun Date: circa 1555 1. a. archaic outset, start b. cessation 2. a. (1) a short prostrate lateral shoot arising from the base of a plant (2) a small bulb arising from the base of another bulb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36Offset — (Voz inglesa.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino 1 ARTES GRÁFICAS Se aplica al procedimiento de impresión indirecta por intermedio de un rodillo de caucho que toma la tinta aplicada a la plancha y la transfiere a su vez al papel. TAMBIÉN ofset… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 37offset — off|set1 [ ,ɔf set, ɔf,set ] (past tense and past participle off|set) verb transitive * often passive to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage: Falling sales in Thailand were offset by strong… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 38Offset — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot offset signifie décalage. Il s agit d un anglicisme qui peut avoir plusieurs significations : en imprimerie, l offset est un procédé d… …

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  • 39Offset — 1. To liquidate a futures position by entering an equivalent, but opposite, transaction which eliminates the delivery obligation. 2. To reduce an investor s net position in an investment to zero, so that no further gains or losses will be… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 40offset — [[t]ɒ̱fse̱t, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] offsets, offsetting VERB (The form offset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb.) If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second,… …

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