to offset
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Definition & Meaning of "offset"in English

to offset
01

to compensate for the effects of something through appropriate actions or measures 

Transitive: to offset effects of something
to offset definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
offset
3rd person singular
offsets
Present participle
offsetting
Past simple
offset
Past participle
offset
Examples
Planting trees can help offset carbon emissions in the environment. 
02

to print images, text, or designs using a printing process where the inked image is first transferred to a rubber plate and then applied to the printing surface 

Transitive: to offset printed material
Examples
The company decided to offset the brochures to produce a large volume quickly and efficiently. 
03

to create a displacement or shift in the alignment of a structure to avoid obstruction or ensure proper fitting 

Transitive: to offset a structure
Examples
The plumber had to offset the pipe to fit it around the corner. 
04

to leave a mark or impression on an adjacent page or sheet by transferring ink from a freshly printed surface 

Intransitive
Examples
The ink hadn’t dried properly and offset onto the opposite page of the book. 
Offset
01

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
offsets
02

a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper 

03

a natural consequence of development 

04

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips 

05

a thing that reduces or neutralizes the effect of another thing 

Examples
The tax credit acted as an offset to the higher cost of purchasing electric vehicles. 
06

the time at which something is supposed to begin 

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