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Definition of Offset

Offset In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off. A spur from a range of hills or mountains. 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; -- called also set-off. A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object. An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside. A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor. of Offset To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc. To make an offset. Related Definitions: Abrupt, Account, Actually, Against, Also, An, And, Angles, Another, Anything, Are, As, Aside, At, Balance, Before, Bend, Bent, Boundary, Built, But, By, Called, Charge, Diminution, Distance, Distinct, Dry, Equivalent, Exchange, Face, Form, Formed, From, General, Given, Hence, Horizontal, Houseleek, In, Ink, Irregular, Is, It, Leaves, Ledge, Less, Line, Make, Measured, More, Nearly, Object, Of, Off, Offset, On, One, Opposite, Or, Out, Over, Page, Parallel, Part, Picture, Pipe, Place, Point, Poor, Pressed, Printed, Prostrate, Range, Rest, Retaliation, Right, Rod, Root, Run, See, Set, Set-Off, Shoot, Short, Some, Something, Spur, Sum, Surface, That, The, Thickness, Thus, To, Together, Transfer, Tuft, Turned, Upper, Value, Wall, Weathering, When, Which, With

Offset Quotations The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses. J. D. Hayworth It might have been offset for us if the revenue from our own oil and natural gas that was just developing had been available to the Labor Government, but the oil revenues were just coming in when Labor fell in '79. Barbara Castle I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done. Franklin Raines The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts across the Nation offset these unexpected and challenging costs. Joe Baca But we had a pretty diversified portfolio of businesses around the world and things tended to offset each other. But one or two years ago, we had a lot of things happening at the same time. Jim Cantalupo

Offset Translations offset in Afrikaans is afstand offset in Danish is afstand offset in Dutch is afstand, eind offset in German is abzweigen, bleibende Regelabweichung offset in Italian is compromesso offset in Norwegian is avstand offset in Spanish is bifurcarse, distancia, compensacion offset in Swedish is kompenserad

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