Offset
Pronunciation: /ɔːfˈsɛt/
Offset (verb)
- To reduce the effect of something by having an opposite effect.
Examples
- The extra costs were offset by the savings.
- Higher wages can offset increased living expenses.
Common collocations: offset the impact, offset costs, offset losses, provide an offset, financial offset
Offset (noun)
- Something that reduces the effect of something else.
- A method of printing where ink is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to paper.
Examples
- The tax credit acts as an offset to the higher prices.
- An offset was needed to balance the budget.