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- [noun, adjective awf-set, of-; verb awf-set, of-]
- /noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-; verb ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-/
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- [noun, adjective awf-set, of-; verb awf-set, of-]
- /noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-; verb ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-/
Definitions of offsetting word
- noun offsetting something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 1
- noun offsetting the start, beginning, or outset. 1
- noun offsetting a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated. 1
- noun offsetting an offshoot or branch of a specific population or family. 1
- noun offsetting any offshoot; branch. 1
- noun offsetting Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography. a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed, instead of being made directly on the paper. the impression itself. 1
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Origin of offsetting
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; after verb phrase set off
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Parts of speech for Offsetting
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
offsetting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
offsetting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for offsetting
noun offsetting
- redress — the setting right of what is wrong: redress of abuses.
- attenuation — the act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated
- re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
adjective offsetting
- redemptive — serving to redeem.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- extenuatory — Tending to extenuate or palliate.
- redeeming — offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like: a redeeming quality.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
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