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offset

off·set

UK/ˈɒf.sɛt/ US/ˈɔf.sɛt/ uncommon
verb (5) noun (6)

verb

1.

compensate for or counterbalance

  • “offset deposits and withdrawals”
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2.

make up for

  • “His skills offset his opponent”
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3.

cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

4.

create an offset in

  • “offset a wall”
5.

produce by offset printing

  • “offset the conference proceedings”

noun

1.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

  • “they got an early start”
  • “she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her”
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2.

a compensating equivalent

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3.

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

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5.

a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

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6.

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

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Origin

From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle English ofsetten (“to encumber, harass, beset, besiege”), from Old English ofsettan (“to press, oppress, overwhelm, crush”).

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