Search Result:offset
KK Pronunciation
〔 ɒfˋsєt 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊɒfset 〕
Overview of noun offset
The noun offset has 6 senses
- beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
- counterbalance, offset -- (a compensating equivalent)
- stolon, runner, offset -- (a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips)
- outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset -- (a natural consequence of development)
- offset, offset printing -- (a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper)
- set-back, setoff, offset -- (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
Overview of verb offset
The verb offset has 5 senses
- offset, countervail -- (compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals")
- cancel, offset, set off -- (make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength")
- offset -- (cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface)
- offset -- (create an offset in; "offset a wall")
- offset -- (produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings")