verb, adjective
verb (offsetting, offset, offset) [VN] ~ sth (against sth) to use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another:
Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials. * (BrE) What expenses can you offset against tax?
adjective [onlybeforenoun] used to describe a method of printing in which ink is put onto a metal plate, then onto a rubber surface and only then onto the paper
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for offset is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does offset appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — offset appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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