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| 1. | [ verb ] compensate for or counterbalance | |
| Synonyms: | countervail | |
| Examples: | "offset deposits and withdrawals" |
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| Related terms: | balance counterbalance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make up for | |
| Synonyms: | set_off cancel | |
| Examples: | "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
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| Related terms: | balance counteract counterbalance | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | |
| Synonyms: | runner stolon | |
| Related terms: | plant_organ | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (business) a compensating equivalent | |
| Synonyms: | counterbalance | |
| Related terms: | compensation compensate cancel | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (printing) a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper | |
| Synonyms: | offset_printing | |
| Related terms: | printing letterset_printing photo-offset_printing | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the time at which something is supposed to begin | |
| Synonyms: | beginning start outset first kickoff showtime get-go starting_time commencement | |
| Examples: | "they got an early start" "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
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| Related terms: | end middle point threshold birth incipiency terminus_a_quo begin begin originate inaugurate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a natural consequence of development | |
| Synonyms: | branch offshoot outgrowth | |
| Related terms: | consequence | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (printing) produce by offset printing | |
| Examples: | "offset the conference proceedings" |
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| 9. | [ verb ] create an offset in | |
| Examples: | "offset a wall" |
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| Related terms: | make set_back | |
| 10. | [ verb ] cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface | |
| Related terms: | transfer | |
| 11. | [ noun ] structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly | |
| Synonyms: | setoff set-back set_back | |
| Related terms: | structure | |
| Similar spelling: |
offside offstage offsides offshoot |
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