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- DictionaryOff·set
noun
- 1. a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one: "an offset against taxable profits"
- 2. the amount or distance by which something is out of line: "these wheels have an offset of four inches"
verb
- 1. counteract (something) by having an opposing force or effect: "the deficit has been more than offset by capital inflows"
- 2. place out of line: "several places where the ridge was offset at right angles to its length"
The meaning of OFFSET is to place over against something : balance. How to use offset in a sentence.
to balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results: The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents. (Definition of offset from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
OFFSET meaning: 1. to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as…. Learn more.
When you offset something—say, the price of gas—you find a way to make up for it. My new car's ability to get fifty miles per gallon offset the rise in the price of gas. Offset functions as both a noun and a verb.
noun. something that counterbalances or compensates for something else. an allowance made to counteract some effect. a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper.
n. 1. An agent, element, or thing that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else. 2. One thing set off or developed from something else. 3. The start or initial stage; the outset. 4. Architecture A ledge or recess in a wall formed by a reduction in thickness above; a setoff.
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.
