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Offset

Definition

(formal) A payment or amount that is subtracted from a debt, bill, or other amount that is owed; a compensating or balancing factor in a situation.

Example Sentences

1The company offered a discount as an offset against the increased cost of materials.
2Does the environmental benefit of the new policy serve as a sufficient offset to the economic costs?
3The tax authority allowed an offset of the losses against future profits.
4Consider the offset effects of the stimulus package on the national debt.
5The charity provided an offset to the carbon emissions from the event by planting trees.

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