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   offset

   noun

   • 1. a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one: "widow's bereavement allowance is an offset against income"
   • 2. the amount or distance by which something is out of line: "these wheels have an offset of four inches"
   • ▪ a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement.
   • ▪ a small deviation or bias in a voltage or current: "offset adjustment circuits"
   • 3. a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation: "a present of tulip bulbs, offsets, and seeds for his garden"
   • ▪ a spur in a mountain range.
   • 4. a sloping ledge in a wall or other feature where the thickness of the part above is diminished.
   • 5. a bend in a pipe to carry it past an obstacle: "allow for any bend you need including offsets for connecting the downpipe"
   • 6. a method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate or stone to a uniform rubber surface and from that to the paper: "they produced banknotes by offset"

   verb

   • 1. counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect: "donations to charities can be offset against tax"
   • 2. place out of line: "several places where the ridge was offset at right angles to its length"
   • 3. (of ink or a freshly printed page) transfer an impression to the next leaf or sheet: "there was some offsetting on to text"

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