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offsetting

verb

Meaning

  1. To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
  2. To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).
  3. The act of offsetting
  4. An amount offset

Etymology / origin

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Related words

countervailing(English)counteractive(English)compensative(English)compensatory(English)set-off(English)balancing(English)counterbalancing(English)balancer(English)receipts(English)emissions(English)offset(English)allowances(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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