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  1. to balance one effect against an opposing effect, so that there is no great difference as a result: The price of petrol products was offset by a decline in motor vehicle prices. offset sth against sth Offset any losses against your overall income. ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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  3. The meaning of OFFSET is to place over against something : balance. How to use offset in a sentence.

  4. 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. [be VERB -ed] The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies. [VERB noun]

  5. OFFSET meaning: 1. to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as…. Learn more.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. When you offset somethingsay, the price of gasyou 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.

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