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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offset; p. pr. & vb. n.
Offsetting.]
1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to
offset one account or charge against another.
[1913 Webster]
2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
offsetting \off`set"ting\ adj.
Compensating for.
Syn: countervailing, compensatory, compensative.
[WordNet 1.5]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offset; p. pr. & vb. n.
Offsetting.]
1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to
offset one account or charge against another.
2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
offsetting
adj : compensating for [syn: countervailing, compensatory, compensative]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
offset
n 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" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime] [ant: middle, end]
2: a compensating equivalent [syn: counterbalance]
3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new
plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch,
offshoot]
5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed
cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: offset
printing]
6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: set-back,
setoff]
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and
withdrawals" [syn: countervail]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: cancel, set off]
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"
[also: offsetting]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
offsetting
See offset
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
off-setting
vb.
(present participle of en off-set)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
offsetting
n.
1 The act of offsetting
2 An amount offset
vb.
(present participle of en offset nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
off-setting
vb.
(present participle of en off-set)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
offsetting
n.
1 The act of offsetting
2 An amount offset
vb.
(present participle of en offset nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
off-setting
vb.
(present participle of en off-set)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
offsetting
n.
1 The act of offsetting
2 An amount offset
vb.
(present participle of en offset nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
off-setting
vb.
(present participle of en off-set)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
offsetting
n.
1 The act of offsetting
2 An amount offset
vb.
(present participle of en offset nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
offsetting
Engelska a.
(avledning en offset ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb offset)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Offsetting /ˈɒfsɪtɪŋ/ الموازنةFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
offsetting /ˈɒfsɪtɪŋ/ Saldierung von Buchungsposten see: item in the books, entry in the books, items in the books, entries in the books, false entry, erroneous entry, wrong entry, end-of-year closing entries, year-end closing entries, consolidating entry, retrospective entry, indemnified itemFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
offsetting /ˈɒfsɪtɪŋ/ ausgleichend, aufwiegend, wettmachend see: offset sth., offset, offsets, offsetFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
offsetting /ˈɒfsɪtɪŋ/ ausgleichend, kompensierend, kompensatorischFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]Synonyms: compensative, countervailing, compensatory see: compensatory damages, compensatory effects
offsetting /ˈɒfsɪtɪŋ/ συμψηφισμόςFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ/, /ɔfˈsɛtɪŋ/
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "offsetting":
amendatory, amends, annulling, annulment, antacid, atonement,
balancing, buffering, canceling, cancellation, commutation,
compensating, compensation, compensatory, counteracting,
counteraction, counteractive, counterbalancing, countervailing,
expiation, expiatory, frustration, indemnification,
indemnificatory, indemnity, invalidation, lex talionis, negating,
neutralization, neutralizing, nullification, nullifying,
penitential, recompense, recompensive, rectification, rectifying,
redress, reparation, reparative, repayment, restitution,
retaliation, retaliatory, revenge, satisfaction, stultifying,
substitution, thwarting, undoing, vitiating, vitiation, voiding