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Antonyms for offsetting

Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun, adjective awf-set, of-; verb awf-set, of-
Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-; verb ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-

Definition of offsetting

Origin :
  • 1550s, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set (adj.). Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper, it is recorded from 1906.
  • verb counterbalance, compensate
Example sentences :
  • No care need be taken to prevent "offsetting" of the colour while printing.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Block Printing » by F. Morley Fletcher
  • The churning propellers, offsetting, turned her in her tracks.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Collective buying has also been a factor in offsetting the inroads of the "chains."
  • Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
  • There is a little trick in offsetting pipe that one will have to practice to obtain.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Plumbing » by Samuel Dibble
  • There is no balance, no justice, no offsetting the indecent by that which is noble and good.
  • Extract from : « Roman Women » by Alfred Brittain
  • They may fall on persons who do not get the full measure of the offsetting gains.
  • Extract from : « Essentials of Economic Theory » by John Bates Clark
  • And it is not improbable that there was an offsetting disadvantage.
  • Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
  • His going over was welcomed as a great victory by the Secessionists, offsetting the capture of Camp Jackson.
  • Extract from : « The Struggle for Missouri » by John McElroy
  • As offsetting this, however, Coquenil secured information that connected Mrs. Wilmott directly with Martinez.
  • Extract from : « Through the Wall » by Cleveland Moffett
  • Injudiciously, Bellamy added a smile to the retort, by way of offsetting its justice.
  • Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance

Synonyms for offsetting

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