offset

1. Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

   Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.

   Kompensierung

   компенса́цияkompensácija, возмеще́ниеvozmeščénije

   a compensating equivalent

2. A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.

3. A time at which something begins; outset.

   Anbeginn

   the time at which something is supposed to begin

4. (attributive, often)The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

   offset lithographs

   offset process

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

5. The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

   An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof.

   Adressabstand, Offset

   смеще́ниеsmeščénije

6. The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

   The raw signal data was subjected to a baseline correction process to subtract the sensor's offset and drift variations.

7. The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

   There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.

   Abweichung

   отступotstup

8. A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

9. An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

10. A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

11. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

12. A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

1. Is there any way to offset those costs?

   ruЕсть ли возможность возместить эти затраты?

   deLassen sich diese Kosten irgendwie ausgleichen?

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2. Tax credits are available to help offset the cost.

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3. A bigger harvest should help offset the expected drop in crop prices.

   deEine größere Ernte sollte dazu beitragen, das erwartete Absinken der Getreidepreise auszugleichen.

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4. For the last two months, your profit has offset your expenses.

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5. If not for carbon offsetting, we'd be in danger of runaway emissions.

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