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offset::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
| Type of | point, point in time |
| Has types | incipiency, terminus a quo, threshold, incipience, birth, starting point |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cancel, set off |
| Type of | balance, equilibrize, equilibrate, equilibrise |
| Has types | counterbalance, neutralize, counteract, countervail |
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength.
offset::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | set-back, setoff |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | countervail |
| Type of | equilibrate, balance, equilibrise, equilibrize |
offset deposits and withdrawals.
offset::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | offset printing |
| Type of | printing process, printing |
| Has types | photo-offset, photo-offset printing, letterset printing |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counterbalance |
| Type of | compensation |
offset::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | runner, stolon |
| Type of | plant organ |
offset::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | transfer |
Examples of offset
offset
He offset 6-for-17 shooting from the field by hitting all 12 of his free throws.
From the thenewstribune.com
They more than offset those losses, leading to September's net gain in new jobs.
From the forbes.com
Still, the new business won't necessarily offset the slowdown in U.S. contracts.
From the businessweek.com
Proponents also hold out the option that they might be used to offset gas taxes.
From the washingtonpost.com
That gain was offset by a steep drop in the category that includes credit cards.
From the news-journalonline.com
Providing enrichment to the offspring also offset some of the inherited effects.
From the sciencedaily.com
The developer can use the price to offset the cost of environmental remediation.
From the suntimes.com
The total costs were partially offset by a $2 million grant from New York State.
From the time.com
It has to price books higher in general, so the successful ones offset the duds.
From the economist.com
- Beginning: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
- Compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"
- Counterbalance: a compensating equivalent
- Cancel: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
- Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
- Stolon: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- In computer science, an offset within an array or other data structure object is an integer indicating the distance (displacement) from the beginning of the object up until a given element or point, presumably within the same object. ...
- Offset is a 2006 film Drama directed and written by Didi Danquart. It was filmed in Bucharest.
- Gears have a wide range of unique terminology known as gear nomenclature. Many of the terms defined cite the same reference work.
