offset

  • 41offset — 1. noun a) Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent. Todays victory was an offset to yesterdays defeat. b) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a… …

    Wiktionary

  • 42offset — caster offset kingpin offset lateral force offset …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 43offset — /ɒf set/ verb to balance one thing against another so that they cancel each other out ● to offset losses against tax ● Foreign exchange losses more than offset profits in the domestic market. (NOTE: offsetting–offset) …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 44offset — Synonyms and related words: absorb the shock, albertype, analog process, annul, antacid, antidote, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, atone for, balance, ballast, be at cross purposes, be opposed to, behavior pattern, book… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 45offset — noun 1》 a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one. 2》 the amount by which something is out of line. 3》 Surveying a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement. 4》 a side… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 46offset — [ˈɒfˌset] (past tense past participle offset) verb [T] to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no real change or difference Falling sales were offset by strong performances in other markets.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 47offset — A deduction; a counterclaim; a contrary claim or demand by which a given claim may be lessened or canceled. A claim that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for another claim. Steinmeyer v. Warner Consolidated Corp., 42 Cal.App.3d 515, 116… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 48offset — n. & v. n. 1 a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation. 2 an offshoot or scion. 3 a compensation; a consideration or amount diminishing or neutralizing the effect of a contrary one. 4 Archit. a sloping ledge in a wall etc. where the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49offset — ● 1. ►en /of sait/ n. m. ►MEM Décalage . Un offset est une valeur relative. ● 2. ►en /of sait/ n. m. ►PAO Procédé d impression dans lequel les couleurs fondamentales sont déposées sur des plaques photosensibles. Très utilisé dans l impression… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 50offset — off·set || É”fset / É’f n. offshoot; outcome; compensation, counterbalance; printing method in which a printing plate transfers ink to a blanket which in turn transfers the ink to the paper (the plate does not directly touch the paper) v.… …

    English contemporary dictionary