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Meaning of offset in English

offset
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˌɒfˈset/ us
/ˌɑːfˈset/
present participle offsetting | past tense and past participle offset
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to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result:
offset by The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.
offset something against tax UK He keeps his petrol receipts because petrol is one of the expenses that he can offset against tax (= can show to the government as being a business cost, and so not pay tax).
environment
to pay for things that will reduce carbon dioxide in order to reduce the damage caused by carbon dioxide that you produce:
We offset all our long-haul flights.
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(Definition of offset from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

offset | American Dictionary

offset
verb [ T ]
us
/ˌɔfˈset/
present participle offsetting | past tense and past participle offset
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to balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results:
The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents.
(Definition of offset from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

offset | Business English

offset
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˌɒfˈset/ us
offsetting | offset | offset
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to balance one effect against an opposing effect, so that there is no great difference as a result:
The price of petrol products was offset by a decline in motor vehicle prices.
offset sth against sth Offset any losses against your overall income.
ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
to pay an amount of money when you do something, for example travelling by air, that produces a lot of harmful waste products. The money is used to do something that protects against climate change, such as planting trees:
When we are forced to travel by air, we always check the box to choose to offset our flights.
offset
noun
uk
/ˈɒfset/ us
[ U ]   LAW, FINANCE
the right to pay a person or organization less money than you owe them because they also owe you money:
What is the position regarding the offset of one debt against the other?
[ C ]   ACCOUNTING
a payment that is used to reduce the effect of another payment:
The Australian government has announced changes to its tax offset rules for overseas production.
[ C or U ]   ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
a payment that is made or an action that is done in order to pay for or reduce the harmful effect that something has on the environment:
carbon offset
You have the opportunity to purchase an offset when you book your flights.
(Definition of offset from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of offset

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However, by lowering the protein concentration, the acquisition time would significantly increase, offsetting the gains in throughput that can be achieved using larger mixtures.
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Over 1980-1995 there was not even an offsetting benefit in terms of risk reduction, if one focuses on the volatility of real holding-period returns.
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The cables later became part of the formwork imprint due to the wide offsets between the discs.
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Enlargement of a shape by offsetting its edges.
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A corollary is that organic agriculture requires more land to produce food than conventional agriculture does, thus offsetting any environmental benefits of organic production18.
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At high liquidity levels, this also offsets the beneficial effects of monetary trade, hence only a larger keeps individuals indifferent between the two trading sectors.
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There are however two major offsetting economic effects.
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References, represented by (names for) relative grid offsets.
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Profit offsetting measures will have no further effect on the total tax paid.
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Here both onsets and offsets as defined by the signal are matched.
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Spectral differences in 0ai 0 offsets conditioned by voicing of the following consonant.
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The impact of smoking ply offsets the reduction in levels of acetylcholine acting at all sites.
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Spectral differences in /ai/ offsets conditioned by voicing of the following consonant.
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Quite probably they would be negative due to moral hazard and wages would rise more than they otherwise would, offsetting the potential gain for employment.
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Finally, we prove correct an algorithm, used in our prototype compiler, for statically resolving method offsets.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
補償, 抵消, 彌補…
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补偿, 抵消, 弥补…
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compensar, deducir…
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compensar, deduzir…
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भरपाई करणे, कार्बन उत्सर्जनामुळे होणाऱ्या पर्यावरणाच्या नुकसानीची आर्थिक रूपाने भरपाई करणे…
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dengelemek, dengede tutmak/olmak…
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ఫలితంలోపెద్ద తేడా ఉండకుండా ఉండడం కోసం ఎదురుగా ఉన్న ప్రభావానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా ఒక ప్రభావాన్ని సమతుల్యం చేయు, మీరు ఉత్పత్తి చేసే కార్బన్ డయాక్సైడ్ వల్ల కలిగే నష్టాన్ని తగ్గించడానికి కార్బన్ డయాక్సైడ్‌ను తగ్గించే వస్తువుల కోసం చెల్లించు…
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எதிரெதிர் செல்வாக்கிற்கு எதிராக ஒரு செல்வாக்கை சமநிலைப்படுத்த, இதன் விளைவாக பெரிய வேறுபாடு இல்லை, நீங்கள் உற்பத்தி செய்யும் கார்பன் டை ஆக்சைடால் ஏற்படும் சேதத்தைக் குறைப்பதற்காக கார்பன் டை ஆக்சைடைக் குறைக்கும் விஷயங்களுக்கு பணம் செலுத்த…
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(दो विरोधी चीज़ों में अंतर कम करने हेतु) समायोजन करना, उन चीज़ों के लिए भुगतान करना जो आपके द्वारा उत्पादित कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड से होने वाले नुकसान को कम करने के लिए कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड को कम करेंगे, भरपाई करना…
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পূরণ করা, দূষণ নিয়ন্ত্রণ সামগ্রি ক্রয়ের জন্য ব্যয় করা…
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સરભર કરવું, થવું, ઉત્સર્જન વળતર આપવું…
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równoważyć…
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عوضانہ, ہرجانہ, ہرجانہ ادا کرنا…
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