Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

    I'll offset the time difference locally.

    to offset one charge against another

    ausgleichen

    компенси́роватьkompensírovatʹ, возмеща́тьvozmeščátʹ

    компенсува́тиkompensuváty, нівелюва́тиniveljuváty

  2. (transitive)To place out of line.

  3. (transitive)To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

More definitions
  • produce by offset printing
  • create an offset in
  • cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
  • compensate for or counterbalance

Examples

6 sentences
  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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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to compensate for something:
Русский
By meaning 1
to compensate for something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to compensate for something:

Origin

From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle En

From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle English ofsetten (“to encumber, harass, beset, besiege”), from Old English ofsettan (“to press, oppress, overwhelm, crush”).

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Forms

offsets, offsetting, offset, offset
Base formoffset · to offset
3rd person singularoffsets
Present participleoffsetting
Past simpleoffset
Past participleoffset

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoffset
he, she, itoffsets

Past simpleLesson

all personsoffset

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave offset
he, she, ithas offset

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill offset

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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