Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense offsets, present participle offsettinglanguage note: The form offset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb.
verb
If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.
The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity. [beVERB-ed]
The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: cancel out, balance, set off, make up for More Synonyms of offset
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offset in British English
noun (ˈɒfˌsɛt)
1.
something that counterbalances or compensates for something else
2.
an allowance made to counteract some effect
3.
a.
a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper
b. (modifier)
relating to, involving, or printed by offset
offset letterpress
offset lithography
4. another name for set-off
5. botany
a.
a short runner in certain plants, such as the houseleek, that produces roots and shoots at the tip
b.
a plant produced from such a runner
6.
a ridge projecting from a range of hills or mountains
7.
the horizontal component of displacement on a fault
8.
a narrow horizontal or sloping surface formed where a wall is reduced in thickness towards the top
9.
a person or group descended collaterally from a particular group or family; offshoot
10. surveying
a measurement of distance to a point at right angles to a survey line
verb (ˌɒfˈsɛt)Word forms: -sets, -setting or -set
11. (transitive)
to counterbalance or compensate for
12. (transitive)
to print (pictures, text, etc) using the offset process
13. (transitive)
to construct an offset in (a wall)
14. (intransitive)
to project or develop as an offset
offset in American English
(ˈɔfˌsɛt; for v., usually ɔfˈsɛt)
noun
1.
something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur
2.
anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation
3. Rare
outset
4. Architecture
a ledge or recess formed in a wall by a reduction in its thickness above
5. Botany
a side shoot that takes root and starts a new plant
6. Electricity
a branch off a main power line
7. Mechanics
a curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction
8. Printing
a.
offset printing
b.
an impression made by this process
c.
an ink smudge transferred from a freshly printed sheet to the one next to it
9. Surveying
a short distance measured at right angles from the main line to help in computing the area of an irregular plot of ground
adjective
10.
of, relating to, or being an offset
11.
that is offset, off center, or at an angle
verb transitiveWord forms: offˈset or offˈsetting
12.
to balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
13.
to make an offset in
14. Printing
a.
to make (an impression) by offset printing
b.
to smudge with an offset
verb intransitive
15.
to come out or develop as an offset
16. Printing
to make an offset
Examples of 'offset' in a sentence
offset
Its crisp white walls are offset with geometric textiles and floral floor tiles, and the pool has sea views.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Improved passenger traffic helped to offset higher jet fuel prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Who has had to borrow more to offset the increase in eurozone savings?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You offset the carbon on your flights?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Allowing them to deduct sales taxes will help offset this disadvantage.
Christianity Today (2000)
An increase in premium traffic in the third quarter has helped offset rising costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Those on lower incomes may have some of their losses offset by increased tax credit payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Maybe an industry giant will want to fund it for carbon offset.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The group said pricing and productivity gains had offset overall cost increases.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The couple are instead invested in equity income funds to offset the effect of inflation on their savings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most offset deals allow you to deposit or withdraw as much money as you like in the linked account.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The couple should also consider a flexible offset deal that allows them to make overpayments as well as offsetting their savings.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are some important offsetting effects.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This helped partly to offset the 19 million decline in print advertising during the same period.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Prices should include a carbon offsetting charge, with people unwilling to pay made to do without.
The Sun (2007)
If you are tiling a wall with an offset window, use the middle of the window as your central point.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The semiconductor sector will be slow to recover, with any pick-up in volumes likely to be partially offset by pressure on price.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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In other languages
offset
British English: offset VERB
If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.
The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.
American English: offset
Brazilian Portuguese: compensar
Chinese: 抵消
European Spanish: contrarrestar
French: compenser
German: ausgleichen
Italian: controbilanciare
Japanese: 相殺する
Korean: 상쇄되다
European Portuguese: compensar
Latin American Spanish: contrarrestar
Chinese translation of 'offset'
offset
(ˈɔfsɛt)
Word forms:ptppoffset
vt
(= counteract) 抵消 (dǐxiāo)
(verb)
Definition
to cancel out or compensate for
The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.
Synonyms
cancel out
balance
Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.
set off
make up for
compensate for
redeem
Work is the way people seek to redeem their sins.
counteract
pills to counteract high blood pressure
neutralize
antibodies that neutralize the toxic effects of soluble antigens
counterbalance
Add honey to counterbalance the acidity of the sauce.
nullify
This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move.
obviate
balance out
counterpoise
countervail
(noun)
Synonyms
counterbalance
balance
The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.
compensation
He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office.
counterweight
equipoise
Additional synonyms
in the sense of balance
Definition
to arrange so as to create a state of harmony
Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.
Synonyms
offset,
match,
square,
make up for,
compensate for,
counteract,
neutralize,
counterbalance,
even up,
equalize,
counterpoise
in the sense of balance
Definition
stability of mind or body
The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.
Synonyms
equilibrium,
stability,
steadiness,
evenness,
equipoise,
counterpoise
in the sense of compensation
Definition
payment made as reparation for loss or injury
He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office.
Synonyms
reparation,
damages,
payment,
recompense,
indemnification,
offset,
remuneration,
indemnity,
restitution,
reimbursement,
meed (archaic),
requital
Synonyms of 'offset'
offset
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of counteract
Definition
to act against or neutralize
pills to counteract high blood pressure
Synonyms
offset,
negate,
neutralize,
invalidate,
counterbalance,
annul,
obviate (formal),
countervail
in the sense of equipoise
Synonyms
counterbalance,
offset,
ballast,
counterweight,
counterpoise
in the sense of neutralize
Definition
to make ineffective by counteracting
antibodies that neutralize the toxic effects of soluble antigens
Synonyms
counteract,
cancel,
offset,
undo,
compensate for,
negate,
invalidate,
counterbalance,
nullify
in the sense of nullify
Definition
to make (something) ineffective
This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move.