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offset
has definitions from the fields of printing,botany,business
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[ verb ] compensate for or counterbalance
Synonyms Examples "offset deposits and withdrawals" Used in print (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)These increased costs are partially offset by a decrease of $ 56 million in expenditures for the reserve forces , largely because of the planned reduction in strength of the Army_Reserve components during 1961 . The decreases , which are largely in construction and in aircraft procurement , are offset in part by increases for research and development and for procurement of other military equipment such_as tanks , vehicles , guns , and electronic_devices . (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)The union vigorously demands wage increases from productivity increases , and wage increases to offset cost-of-living increases , but we abstract from these forces here . We assume further that the union recognizes the possibility that price level increases may offset wage rate increases , and it does not entirely disregard the effect of price increases arising from its own wage increases upon the `` real '' wage rate . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make up for
Examples "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" Used in print (Rhode Island Development Council. Annual Report 1960....)Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United_States ' declining balance_of_trade for 1958 and 1959 . (Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)I had told her enough about myself to offset somewhat the damaging stories that had appeared in local newspapers after my little adventure in Marshall_Field + Co. . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
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[ noun ] (business) a compensating equivalent
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[ noun ] (printing) a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
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[ noun ] the time at which something is supposed to begin
Examples "they got an early start" "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" Related terms end middle point threshold birth incipiency terminus_a_quo begin begin originate inaugurate |
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[ noun ] a natural consequence of development
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[ verb ] (printing) produce by offset printing
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[ verb ] cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
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