offset


Definition: Meaning of, offset in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɒfsɛt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
offset offset offset
Present Participle Third Person Singular
offsetting offsets
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  1. if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount, the two things have an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same
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  2. to make something look better by being close to it and different
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  1. relating to a method of printing in which ink is put onto ROLLER s and the paper then passes between the ROLLERs
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offset used in phrases

  • offset lithography (noun)
    1. offset printing by lithography
  • offset mortgage (noun)
    1. a type of MORTGAGE given by banks, in which the money someone has in their bank account is taken away from the amount they owe, reducing the total amount of interest they have to pay
  • offset printing (noun)
    1. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
  • photo-offset (noun)
    1. a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
  • photo-offset printing (noun)
    1. a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
  • right of offset (noun)
    1. banking the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default
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