offset
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- n the time at which something is supposed to begin
- n a compensating equivalent
- n a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- n a natural consequence of development
- n a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
- n structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
- v compensate for or counterbalance
offset deposits and withdrawals - v make up for
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength - v cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
- v create an offset in
offset a wall - v produce by offset printing
offset the conference proceedings
- Consumers and businesses worldwide voluntarily offset an equivalent of 6 million tons of CO2 in 2005, forking out $43 million in the process, seven times the amount spent the .
- The party is working to offset the carbon dioxide that will be produced by more than 6,000 delegates traveling to the Colorado capital, with prizes offered to the delegation that .
- Carbon credits alone won't do much to offset the damage done by energy-guzzling spendthrifts.