offset

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   produce by offset printing

   Offset the conference proceedings.

2. 2
   verb

   create an offset in

   Offset a wall.

3. 3
   verb

   make up for

   My skills offset my opponent's superior strength.

4. 4
   verb

   compensate for or counterbalance

   Offset deposits and withdrawals.

From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle English ofsetten (“to encumber, harass, beset, besiege”), from Old English ofsettan (“to press, oppress, overwhelm, crush”).

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