Offset

Pronunciation

noun

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verb

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Verb

1. Template:Transitive If $x$ offsets $y$, the loss (because) of $y$ is balanced by $x$.

   The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.

   Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.

   The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.

2. Template:Transitive If you offset $x$ against $y$, you compare of contrast them.

   All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.

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Synonyms

• balance

Noun

1. Template:Countable An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.
2. Template:Uncountable Template:Technical A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.
3. Template:Countable Template:Technical The image produced by this kind of printing.
4. Template:Cu noun Template:Technical An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.

Synonyms

• lithography