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Synonyms for offset

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

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Définition of offset

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 :
  • To offset this (p. 096) the Germans bombarded the British line at that point.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Here the spell of one sorceress can straightway be offset by that of her sister.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • The belief had been big enough to offset all possible evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • It is fair to say that the hesitancy of some was offset by the heroism of others.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • What can they offer to offset the influences behind these bodies?
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • To offset this benefit, his arm was now blacker than ever and rapidly swelling.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • This can be offset by increasing the diameter of the conductor.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Where evil exists there is some good to offset it, says compensation.
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • For the moment it was all that came to her, as offset to this superb impudence.
  • Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • This has more than offset the loss of vessels destroyed by the Germans.
  • Extract from : « A Journey Through France in War Time » by Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

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