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offset

verb

/ˈɒfsɛt/

Meaning

To counterbalance or compensate for something.

The company's losses were offset by gains in other departments.

offset the balance

counterbalance, compensate, neutralize, counteract

intensify, worsen

offset costs, offset losses, offset impact, offset effect

to suddenly move back or away due to fear or pain

to examine or assess something again; to write a critical evaluation

to combine or unite to form one structure or organization

to weaken or make someone or something infirm

to make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think; to turn into stone

to adapt or adjust to a new climate, environment, or situation