offset — meaning in English
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English meaning
- offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
Senses
offset is used for these senses in English:
- offset (international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- offset (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- offset printing Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.
offset — full definition
- noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
- verb To counterbalance or compensate for something, typically by an opposite effect.