Synonym: balance, compensate, counteract, cushion, neutralize, soften. Similar words: handcuffs, offspring, set, set up, asset, set out, upset, set off. Meaning: ['ɔfset /'ɒf-] 
n. 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin 2. a compensating equivalent 3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips 4. a natural consequence of development 5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper 6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly. v. 1. compensate for or counterbalance 2. make up for 3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface 4. create an offset in 5. produce by offset printing.
n. 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin 2. a compensating equivalent 3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips 4. a natural consequence of development 5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper 6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly. v. 1. compensate for or counterbalance 2. make up for 3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface 4. create an offset in 5. produce by offset printing. 
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61. Such linkages facilitate business transactions and partly offset differences of interests between, say, manufacturers and banks.
62. More importantly, they were able to offset totally any child-minding costs they incurred while going out to work.
63. Knowledge about diet and good nutrition can offset any tendency to constipation and avoid the constipation-pain-retention cycle building up.
64. For both partnerships and companies all properly incurred expenses of the trade can be offset against revenue when computing taxable profit.
65. Sales of bread and sandwiches fell, but were offset by buoyant demand for more expensive sweet lines such as cakes and doughnuts.
66. Ford may offset some of its costs by selling ads to run on the Internet service its employees will use.
67. Others were less optimistic, pointing out that population and industrial growth would offset the improvements being made.
68. However, if you do this, be sure to take more club than normal to offset the loss in distance.
69. An increase in passenger car exports was offset by a 20 percent fall in commercial vehicle exports.
70. On the other hand, the many other activities of London tended to offset the impact of a manufacturing recession.
71. The Offset represents the weird and wonderful, and at first glance has the same unsettling effect as an optical illusion.
72. This profit was offset by the $ 250 he had spent on the journey out and back.
73. Good customer service could even help offset not-so-good product quality.
74. Other reforms include the abolition of landowners' right to offset farming losses against profits from other business.
75. If such estimates are correct, then offset schemes would be impractical on a large scale.
76. Even that blend is offset by the nearly black green of the higher, distant spruces.
77. Pike disputed that, saying the savings in expenses would be offset by higher commissions paid to the independent agents.
78. Large expanses of privet need a longer blade, and the extra cost will be offset by the time saved.
79. So increases in state spending were largely offset by corresponding reductions by taxpayers.
80. He announced increases in wages and pensions to offset the price rises.
81. The question is,(sentencedict.com/offset.html) will the softening demand be able to offset the increase in supply.
82. Non-members could buy tickets on the door and the ticket money would be used to offset the cost of future concerts.
83. Governments sometimes responded by promptly devaluing the currency to offset the cost disadvantage of the wage increases.
84. The cumulative effects of upward adjustments 2 through 6 more than offset the first downward adjustment.
85. The company's main business is in sheet fed offset and it is at the forefront of printing on recycled paper.
86. Streaks of blond in his hair offset his deep tan.
87. There are a number of ways in which a surveyor can attempt to offset the problems usually associated with claims.
88. The turnaround also was partly due to sharp cost-cutting to offset the effects of failed new products.
89. Loss of Exchequer revenue has been considerable and has not been offset by any gain in total expenditure on health care.
90. There were strong performances in some of our key business sectors, although theses were offset by poor results elsewhere.
More similar words: handcuffs, offspring, set, set up, asset, set out, upset, set off, set down, settle, closet, setting, set back, set about, set forth, set free, settle for, set apart, set aside, settle down, set fire to, be close to, give rise to, settlement, unsettling.