offset Definition
off·set (ôf′set′; for v., usually ôf set′)
noun
- something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur
- anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation
- Rare outset
- Archit. a ledge or recess formed in a wall by a reduction in its thickness above
- Bot. a side shoot that takes root and starts a new plant
- Elec. a branch off a main power line
- Mech. a curve or bend in a metal bar, pipe, etc. to permit it to pass an obstruction
- Printing
- offset printing
- an impression made by this process
- an ink smudge transferred from a freshly printed sheet to the one next to it
- Surveying a short distance measured at right angles from the main line to help in computing the area of an irregular plot of ground
adjective
- of, relating to, or being an offset
- that is offset, off center, or at an angle
transitive verb -·set′, -·set′·ting
- to balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
- to make an offset in
- Printing
- to make (an impression) by offset printing
- to smudge with an offset
intransitive verb
- to come out or develop as an offset
- Printing to make an offset
offset Synonyms
offset
v.
Antonyms
offset Law Definition
v
n
- To pay for or compensate for; to calculate against: The debtor is entitled to an offset against the amount due to the contractor for the amounts that are alleged to be properly deducted for poor workmanship.
- Something that balances something else; for example, The offset for the amount she spent was the houses improved appearance.
offset Usage Examples
Object
- size_t: RWUChar16 operator( ) ( size_t offset ) const; Returns the code unit value at the position specified by offset.
- mortgage: Coupled with the offset mortgage is a stepped discount offer for the first 3 years of the mortgage.
- emission: We will now offset the carbon emissions we produce with an annual tree planting, making us a carbon neutral company.
- byte: Set the byte offset from which to restart broken transfers.
- carbon: FREE sports massage if you get train or we'll offset carbon from flight!
- printing: Its produced by Regulus and is normally used for offset printing.
Subject
- saving: The scheme's costs will be offset by a saving of around £ 7.6 million on claimant lawyer costs in the first year alone.
- reduction: Over the period up to 2020, rises in the pension age population are largely offset by a reduction in the numbers of children.
Preposition: within
- stream: If the bit offset within the stream is non-zero, the remainder of the current byte is padded with 0s and written out first.
- self: The search begins at index offset within self, and extends for length code units.
Preposition: into
array: If the components array is null, a new array is allocated. offset - An offset into the components array.
Modifies a noun
ie: Offsets ie cost at risk of fifth of the resources needed to.
Noun used with modifier
- telescope: Registration is performed using the telescope offsets transformed to pixels.
- byte: It deliberately has no relocatable data, all " pointers " are represented as byte offsets into the section or as absolute numbers.
- carbon: For organizations reducing emissions voluntarily, carbon offsets provide a means to become carbon neutral.
Preposition: in
- len: Parameters: b - the data. off - the start offset in the data. len - the number of bytes to write.
- byte: Models a position within a file as the offset in bytes and the offset in bits in that byte.
Preposition: from
UTC: This enables timing laboratories to determine their offset from UTC retrospectively.
Preposition: by
Browse dictionary entries near offset
- ‹ offscouring
- ‹ offramp
- ‹ offprint
- ‹ offload
- ‹ offish
- ‹ offing
- ‹ officious intermeddler
- ‹ officious
- ‹ officinal
- ‹ officiate

