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English Dictionary: offset	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offset n 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" Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset Antonym(s): end, ending, middle a compensating equivalent Synonym(s): counterbalance, offset a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips Synonym(s): stolon, runner, offset a natural consequence of development Synonym(s): outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper Synonym(s): offset, offset printing structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly Synonym(s): set-back, setoff, offset v compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" Synonym(s): offset, countervail make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" Synonym(s): cancel, offset, set off cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface create an offset in; "offset a wall" produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek}. 2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off. 3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains. 4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also {set-off}. 5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object. 6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside. 7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor. {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offset \Offset"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offsetting}.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset* one account or charge against another. 2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offset \Off"set\, v. i. (Printing) To make an offset.