Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.
A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
A time at which something begins; outset.
Later, Timberlake would tell Playboy that he noticed Ryan's talent from the offset, saying, 'I thought he had charisma that was just beaming, which has turned out to serve him really well as an actor.'
To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
I'll offset the time difference locally.
Away from or off from the set of a movie, film, video, or play.
Offset Riley is romantically involved with Alexandra Maria Lara, who plays lan Curtis's lover Annik Honoré in Control.
Away from or off from the set of a movie, film, video, or play.
By then, the cast had become good friends and spent all their offset time together.
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, overwhe...
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To place out of line.
To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).