offset | English to English Dictionary

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offset

('/O/f,s/E/t )

the time at which something is supposed to begin(noun.time)

Synonym:
beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, outset, showtime, start, starting time
Antonym:
end, ending

source: wordnet30
a compensating equivalent(noun.possession)

Synonym:
counterbalance

source: wordnet30
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips(noun.plant)

Synonym:
runner, stolon

source: wordnet30
a natural consequence of development(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
branch, offshoot, outgrowth

source: wordnet30
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper(noun.communication)

Synonym:
offset printing

source: wordnet30
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
set-back, setoff

source: wordnet30
In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something(noun)

source: webster1913

compensate for or counterbalance(verb.stative)

Example:
Offset deposits and withdrawals.

Synonym:
countervail

source: wordnet30
make up for(verb.stative)

Example:
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength.

Synonym:
cancel, set off

source: wordnet30
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
create an offset in(verb.creation)

Example:
Offset a wall.

source: wordnet30
produce by offset printing(verb.creation)

Example:
Offset the conference proceedings.

source: wordnet30
To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make an offset.(verb)

source: webster1913

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