offstand
Offset; restitutionOffset; restitution.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Offset; restitution.
Origin
From Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan (“to remain, persist, continue;From Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan (“to remain, persist, continue; restore, make restitution”), from Proto-Germanic *afstandaną, *afstāną, equivalent to off- + stand. Cognate with Dutch afstaan (“to cede, yield, relinquish”), German abstehen (“to project, stick out, stand away”), Swedish avstå (“to refrain, desist, give up, relinquish”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable